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Leiocephalus (curly-tailed lizard)

Reptilia - Iguanidae

Taxonomy
Leiocephalus was named by Gray (1827). It is extant.

It was assigned to Iguanidae by Holman and Sullivan (1981), Estes (1983), Carroll (1988), Morgan (1994) and Frank and Ramus (1996).

Species
L. barahonensis, L. carinatus, L. personatus
Species lacking formal opinion data
L. jamaicensis, L. septentrionalis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1827Leiocephalus Gray
1981Leiocephalus Holman and Sullivan p. 141
1983Leiocephalus Estes
1988Leiocephalus Carroll
1994Leiocephalus Morgan p. 467
1996Leiocephalus Frank and Ramus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
—IguanomorphaSukhanov 1961
—Pleurodonta(Cope 1864)
familyIguanidaeOppel 1811
genusLeiocephalusGray 1827

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Leiocephalus Gray 1827 [curly-tailed lizard]
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Leiocephalus barahonensis Schmidt 1921 [Barahona curlytail lizard]
Leiocephalus carinatus Gray 1827 [Northern curlytail lizard]
Leiocephalus personatus Cope 1863 [Haitian curlytail lizard]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:41:07
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:41:07
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Behler and King 1979

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Orellan to the top of the Holocene or 33.90000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.3 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Wyoming) Leiocephalus sp. (17318)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Leiocephalus indet. (18208) Leiocephalus nebraskensis (18284) Leiocephalus septentrionalis (18031) Leiocephalus sp. (18442)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Florida) Leiocephalus sp. (18538)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Dominican Republic (Pedernales) Leiocephalus sp. (186695 186696 186697)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Bahamas (New Providence Island) Leiocephalus carinatus (144649)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Bahamas (San Salvador) Leiocephalus loxogrammus (190743 190744 190745)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Jamaica Leiocephalus jamaicensis (215359)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cayman Islands (Cayman Brac) Leiocephalus carinatus (210541)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Antigua and Barbuda Leiocephalus cuneus (94615)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bahamas Leiocephalus sp. (194593 194594 194595 194597)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cayman Islands (Grand Cayman) Leiocephalus carinatus (210532)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Turks and Caicos Islands Leiocephalus spp. (209855)