Leiocephalidae

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Animalia Chordata Squamata Leiocephalidae
Northern Curly-tailed Lizard

Northern Curly-tailed Lizard

Leiocephalus carinatus Gray, 1827

Leiocephalus carinatus is a lizard native to parts of the Caribbean and introduced to Florida and Honduras.

Cuban Curlytail Lizard

Cuban Curlytail Lizard

Leiocephalus cubensis (Gray, 1840)

Leiocephalus cubensis, the Cuban brown curlytail, is a curly-tailed lizard species native to Cuba.

Mountain Curlytail Lizard

Mountain Curlytail Lizard

Leiocephalus raviceps Cope, 1863

Leiocephalus raviceps is a curly-tailed lizard species native to Cuba, commonly called the pallid or mountain curlytail.

Hispaniolan Khaki Curlytail

Hispaniolan Khaki Curlytail

Leiocephalus schreibersii (Gravenhorst, 1838)

Leiocephalus schreibersii is a common curlytail lizard native to Hispaniola and introduced to southern Florida.

Turks and Caicos Curlytail

Turks and Caicos Curlytail

Leiocephalus psammodromus Barbour, 1920

Leiocephalus psammodromus is a small endemic curly-tailed lizard of the Turks and Caicos Islands, an omnivorous species found in xeric coastal areas.

Barahona Curlytail Lizard

Barahona Curlytail Lizard

Leiocephalus barahonensis Schmidt, 1921

Leiocephalus barahonensis, the orange-bellied curlytail, is a curly-tailed lizard species endemic to Hispaniola, with five recognized subspecies.

Haitian Curlytail Lizard

Haitian Curlytail Lizard

Leiocephalus personatus (Cope, 1863)

Leiocephalus personatus is a sexually dimorphic lizard endemic to Hispaniola, with an introduced population in Florida.

Monte Verde Curlytail Lizard

Monte Verde Curlytail Lizard

Leiocephalus macropus (Cope, 1863)

Leiocephalus macropus is a curly-tailed lizard species native to Cuba.

Santo Domingo Curlytail Lizard

Santo Domingo Curlytail Lizard

Leiocephalus lunatus Cochran, 1934

Leiocephalus lunatus is a curly-tailed lizard species native to the Dominican Republic.

Cabo Corrientes Curlytail lizard

Cabo Corrientes Curlytail lizard

Leiocephalus stictigaster Schwartz, 1959

Leiocephalus stictigaster is a curly-tailed lizard species with two common names, native to Cuba.

Cayman Curly-tailed Lizard

Cayman Curly-tailed Lizard

Leiocephalus varius Garman, 1887

Leiocephalus varius, the Cayman curlytail, is a curly-tailed lizard native to the Cayman Islands.

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