Leiocephalus etheridgei explained
Leiocephalus etheridgei, commonly known as the Morovis curlytail, is an extinct species of lizard in the family Leiocephalidae (curly-tailed lizards). The species was native to Puerto Rico.
Etymology
The specific name, etheridgei, is in honor of American herpetologist Richard Emmett Etheridge.[1]
Geographic range
L. etherigei is only known from fossil remains found in a cave in the municipality of Morovis, Puerto Rico.
Further reading
- Pregill G (1981). Late Pleistocene Herpetofaunas From Puerto Rico. The University of Kansas Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 71. Lawrence: The University of Kansas. 72 pp. (Leiocephalus etheridgei, new species, pp. 35–38, Figures 17–18).
- Pregill GK (1992). Systematics of the West Indian Lizard Genus Leiocephalus (Squamata: Iguania: Tropiduridae). The University of Kansas Museum of Natural History Miscellaneous Publication No. 84. Lawrence: University of Kansas. 69 pp.
Notes and References
- [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]
