Leiocephalus apertosulcus Etheridge, 1965
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct
Known only from subfossil remains, but may have survived into historical times.
Distribution
Dominican Republic, Hispaniola, the Caribbean
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Holotype: MCZ(VP) 3404 (right dentary)
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Etheridge, R. (1965). Fossil lizards from the Dominican Republic. Quart. J. Florida Acad. Sci. 28(1): 83-105.
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.
Schwartz, A. and Henderson, R. W. (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies. University of Florida Press, Gainesville, 720 pp.
http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Leiocephalus&species=apertosulcus
http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/11247/leiocephalus-apertosulcus