San Salvador Curly-tailed Lizard | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Leiocephalidae |
Genus: | Leiocephalus |
Species: | L. loxogrammus |
Leiocephalus loxogrammus, commonly known as the San Salvador Curly-tailed Lizard, is a lizard species from the family of curly-tailed lizards (Leiocephalidae). It is endemic to the Bahama islands and is only known on San Salvador Island and Rum Cay.
Two sub-species have been described for the two different island populations. L.l.loxogrammus on Rum Cay and L.l.parnelli on San Salvador Island.[1]