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Leiocephalus jamaicensis Etheridge, 1966

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

 

 

Conservation Status

Extinct

Last record: Late Pleistocene or Holocene

 

Distribution

Jamaica, the Caribbean

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

Holotype: AMNH(VP) 2311 (left dentary)

 

Media

 

 

References

Original scientific description:

Etheridge, R. (1966). An extinct lizard of the genus Leiocephalus from Jamaica. Quart. Journ. florida Acad. Sci. 29: 47-59.

 

Other references:

Pregill, Gregory K. (1992). Systematics of the West Indian Lizard Genus [i]Leiocephalus[/i] (Squamata: Iguania: Tropiduridae). The University of Kansas Museum of Natural History, Miscellaneous Publications, No. 84: 1-69.

https://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/11239/leiocephalus-jamaicensis

http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Leiocephalus&species=jamaicensis

 

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