Leiocephalus greenwayi

Leiocephalus greenwayi
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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 and the Plana Cay curlytail lizard, is a species of lizard in the family of curly-tailed lizards (Leiocephalidae).[2] The species is native to the West Indies.

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]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. greenwayi is shrubland.[1]

Reproduction

L. greenwayi is oviparous.[4]

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

1. Buckner, S.; Powell, R.; Hedges, B.; Mayer, G.C. (2016). "Leiocephalus greenwayi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T178681A71747997. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T178681A71747997.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. Schwartz A, Henderson RW (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).
4. Species Leiocephalus greenwayi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

• Barbour T, Shreve B (1935). "Concerning some Bahamian Reptiles, with Notes on the Fauna". Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 40: 347–365. (Leiocephalus greenwayi, new species, p. 358).
• Schwartz A, Thomas R (1975). A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Leiocephalus greenwayi, p. 130).

External links

• Bahamas National Trust
• Ardastra Gardens, Zoo and Conservation Center