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Continent: Caribbean
Distribution: Fossils are known from Puerto Rico.
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Leiocephalus etheridgei

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Leiocephalus etheridgei, commonly known as the Morovis curlytail, is an extinct species of lizard in the family Leiocephalidae (curly-tailed lizards).[1] The species was native to Puerto Rico.

Etymology

The specific name, etheridgei, is in honor of American herpetologist Richard Emmett Etheridge.[2]

Geographic range

L. etherigei is only known from fossil remains found in a cave in the municipality of Morovis, Puerto Rico.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Leiocephalus etheridgei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 August 2021.
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Leiocephalus etheridgei, p. 86).
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Leiocephalus etheridgei: Brief Summary

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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.

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