Leiocephalus psammodromus explained

Leiocephalus psammodromus, commonly known as the Turks & Caicos curlytail and the Bastion Cay curlytail lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Leiocephalidae (curly-tailed lizards). The species is native to the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean Sea.^[1]

Conservation status

The species L. psammodromus was assessed as vulnerable by the IUCN in 2015 due to a sharply declining population threatened by habitat loss and invasive species. 2008 surveys on South Caicos, Salt Cay, Cotton Cay, or Grand Turk, did not report any individual of this species, as a result it is considered potentially extinct on these islands.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: Henderson . R.W. . species:Robert William Henderson . Powell . R. . Robert Powell (herpetologist) . Natural History of West Indian Reptiles and Amphibians . University Press of Florida . Gainesville, Florida, USA . 2009.
2. Book: Buckner . S.D. . species:Sandra Diane Buckner . Franz . Richard . species:Richard Franz . Reynolds . R.G. . Bahama Islands and Turks & Caicos Islands . Island Lists of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles . Powell . R. . Henderson . R.W. . 51 . 85–166 . Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History . 2012. 2 .