Leiocephalus anonymous Pregill, 1984:828
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Leiocephalus anonymus Pregill, 1984:828 [orth. error]
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: Late Pleistocene or Holocene
Known from (sub)fossil remains, but possibly survived into historical times.
Distribution
Haiti, Hispaniola
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Type locality: "an unspecified cave(s) near St. Michael de l’Atalye, Dept. L'Artibonite, Haiti" (Pregill, 1992:37)
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Pregill, Gregory K. (1984). An extinct species of Leiocephalus from Haiti (Sauria: Iguanidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 97(4): 827-833.
Other references:
Pregill, Gregory K. (1992). Systematics of the West Indian Lizard Genus Leiocephalus (Squamata: Iguania: Tropiduridae). The University of Kansas Museum of Natural History, Miscellaneous Publications, No. 84: 1-69.
http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Leiocephalus&species=anonymous
http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/11246/leiocephalus-anonymous