Hispaniolan Curlytail Lizard

red-sided curly-tailed lizard
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Leiocephalidae
Genus: Leiocephalus
Species: L. schreibersii
Binomial name
Leiocephalus schreibersii
(Gravenhorst, 1837)
Synonyms

Pristinotus schreibersii Gravenhorst, 1837
Leiocephalus schreibersii - Cope, 1868
Leiocephalus schreibersi [sic] - Schwartz, 1975[1]

The red-sided curly-tailed lizard (Leiocephalus schreibersii), also known as the Hispaniolan curlytail lizard, is a common lizard species native to the Caribbean, though an established introduced population can be found in southern Florida. This lizard is active during the day and feeds mainly on insects.

Notes

  1. ^ Schwartz, Albert and Richard Thomas. 1975. A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Pittsburgh.