Hispaniolan curlytail lizard

Hispaniolan curlytail lizard

Hispaniolan khaki curlytail, Red-sided curlytail lizard, Red-sided curly-tailed lizard, Schreibers's curly-tailed lizard

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Leiocephalus schreibersii

The Hispaniolan curlytail lizard (Leiocephalus schreibersii ), also known as the Hispaniolan khaki curlytail, the red-sided curlytail lizard, the red-sided curly-tailed lizard, or Schreibers's curly-tailed lizard, is a common lizard species in the family Leiocephalidae. It is native to Hispaniola (in both Haiti and the Dominican Republic) in the Caribbean, and an introduced population is found in southern Florida. There are two recognized subspecies.

Animal name origin

The specific name, schreibersi, is in honor of Austrian naturalist Carl Franz Anton Ritter von Schreibers.

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L. schreibersii is indigenous to the main island of Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic and Haiti), and Île de la Tortue. It is also found in Florida as an introduced species. The preferred natural habitat of L. schreibersii is shrubland at altitudes from sea level to 500 m (1,600 ft).

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References

1. Hispaniolan curlytail lizard Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispaniolan_curlytail_lizard
2. Hispaniolan curlytail lizard on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/178591/71747439

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