Leiocephalus greenwayi
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Leiocephalus greenwayi, commonly known as the East Plana Cay curly-tailed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family of curly-tailed lizards (Leiocephalidae).[2]
Etymology
The specific name, greenwayi, is in honor of American ornithologist James Cowan Greenway.[3]
Geographic range
L. greenwayi is endemic to the Bahama Islands and has an extremely restricted range as it is only found on the Eastern island of the Plana Cays.[2]
Conservation status
This curly-tailed lizard is not listed by the IUCN or CITES as needing any special conservation, however, research is needed to determine its vulnerability due to its restricted range.[1]
References
- ^ a b Template:IUCN
- ^ a b Schwartz A, Henderson RW. 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies. Descriptions, Distributions and Natural History. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. 720 pp.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Leiocephalus greenwayi, p. 107).
Further reading
- Barbour T, Shreve B. 1935. Concerning some Bahamian Reptiles, with Notes on the Fauna. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 40: 347-365. (Leiocephalus greenwayi, new species, p. 358).
- Schwartz A, Thomas R. 1975. A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Leiocephalus greenwayi, p. 130).
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