Biology:Leiocephalus greenwayi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Leiocephalidae |
| Genus: | Leiocephalus |
| Species: | L. greenwayi
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| Binomial name | |
| Leiocephalus greenwayi Barbour & Shreve, 1935
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Leiocephalus greenwayi, commonly known as the East Plana curlytail and the Plana Cay curlytail lizard, is a species of lizard in the family of curly-tailed lizards (Leiocephalidae).[1] The species is native to the West Indies.
Etymology
The specific name, greenwayi, is in honor of American ornithologist James Cowan Greenway.[2]
Geographic range
L. greenwayi is endemic to the Bahama Islands and has an extremely restricted range as it is only found on the Eastern island of the Plana Cays.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of L. greenwayi is shrubland.[3]
Reproduction
Conservation status
This species of curly-tailed lizard, L. greenwayi, is not listed by the IUCN or CITES as needing any special conservation, however, research is needed to determine its vulnerability due to its restricted range.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies. Descriptions, Distributions and Natural History. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. 720 pp.
- ↑ 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 greenwayi, p. 107).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namediucn status 12 November 2021 - ↑ Species Leiocephalus greenwayi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Barbour T, Shreve B (1935). "Concerning some Bahamian Reptiles, with Notes on the Fauna". Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 40: 347–365. (Leiocephalus greenwayi, new species, p. 358).
- Schwartz A, Thomas R (1975). A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Leiocephalus greenwayi, p. 130).
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q4844750 entry
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