Leiocephalus greenwayi

Leiocephalus greenwayi
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Leiocephalidae
Genus:	Leiocephalus
Species:	L. greenwayi
Binomial name
	Leiocephalus greenwayi; Barbour & Shreve, 1935

Leiocephalus greenwayi, commonly known as the East Plana curlytail or Plana Cay curlytail lizard, is a species of lizard in the family of curly-tailed lizard (Leiocephalidae).^[2]

Etymology[]

The specific name, greenwayi, is in honor of American ornithologist James Cowan Greenway.^[3]

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.^[2]

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.^[1]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Powell R, Hedges SB, (2011). "Leiocephalus greenwayi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2012.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)old-form url
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Schwartz A, . 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).

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[IUCN-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Powell R, Hedges SB, (2011). "Leiocephalus greenwayi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2012.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)old-form url

[SchwarHend1991-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Schwartz A, . 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies. Descriptions, Distributions and Natural History. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. 720 pp.

[3] 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).

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