Leiocephalus loxogrammus (COPE, 1887)

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Higher Taxa	Leiocephalidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies	Leiocephalus loxogrammus loxogrammus (COPE 1887) Leiocephalus loxogrammus parnelli BARBOUR & SHREVE 1935
Common Names	E: San Salvador Curlytail, Rum Cay Curlytail Lizard
Synonym	Liocephalus loxogrammus COPE 1887: 437 Leiocephalus loxogrammus — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 432 Leiocephalus loxogrammus loxogrammus — POWELL 2018 Leiocephalus loxogrammus loxogrammus — HEDGES et al. 2019 Leiocephalus loxogrammus parnelli BARBOUR & SHREVE 1935 Leiocephalus loxogrammus parnelli — PREGILL 1992: 46 Leiocephalus loxogrammus parnelli — POWELL 2018 Leiocephalus loxogrammus parnelli — HEDGES et al. 2019
Distribution	Bahamas, Rum Cay, San Salvador I (possibly Conception Island) loxogrammus: Rum Cay. Type locality: Rum Cay, Bahama Islands. parnelli: San Salvador I.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Syntypes: MCZ 10931, USNM 14569 Holotype: MCZ 36748 [parnelli]
Diagnosis	DIAGNOSIS (loxogrammus). is subspecies is characterized by a darker grayish-brown dorsal ground color with a “rather coppery sheen,” speckled and streaked dorsally (only occasionally with indications of a brown middorsal streak comprising con uent spots), and marked white spotting on the sides of the neck (Barbour and Shreve 1935, Powell 2018). Additional details (322 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment
Etymology	Although not stated by Cope (1887), the specific epithet presumably is derived from the Greek loxos (= slanting) and gramma (= letter or mark), possibly an allusion to the black diagonal lines on the backs of males. The subspecific epithet parnelli is a patronym honoring Fr. Denis Parnell, “parish priest at Cockburntown, only white inhabitant of Watling’s Island, guide, counselor and friend to all who live upon or visit San Salvador” (Barbour and Shreve 1935, Powell 2018).
References	Barbour, T. and B. Shreve. 1935. Concerning some Bahamian reptiles, with notes on the fauna. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 40: 347-365. Cope, E.D. 1887. List of the Batrachia and Reptilia of the Bahama Islands. Proc. US Natl. Mus. 10: 436-439 - get paper here Powell, R. 2018. Leiocephalus loxogrammus. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles (915) - get paper here Pregill,G.K. 1992. Systematics of the West Indian Lizard Genus Leiocephalus (Squamata: Iguania: Tropiduridae). Misc. Publ. Univ. Kans. Mus. Nat. Hist. 84: 1-69 - get paper here Schwartz, A. & Henderson, R.W. 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies. University of Florida Press, Gainesville, 720 pp.
External links	IUCN Red List Google images

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