Leiocephalus rhutidira SCHWARTZ, 1979

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Higher Taxa	Leiocephalidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Haitian Black-throated Curlytail, Lapierre Curlytail lizard
Synonym	Leiocephalus rhutidira SCHWARTZ 1979: 273 Leiocephalus rhutidira — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 448 Leiocephalus rhutidira— PREGILL 1992: 51
Distribution	Hispaniola (NW Haiti, "Dpt. de l'Artibonite") Type locality: 10.6 km W Ça Soleil, 122 m, Département de l'Artibonite, Haiti.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: CM 60520, adult male; paratypes: ASFS (Albert Schwartz Field Series)
Diagnosis	Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1462 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Illustrations: Schwartz, 1979. Abundance: only known from its original description (Meiri et al. 2017).
Etymology	Named after Greek ῥυτίς (= wrinkle) and δειρε (= neck), an allusion to the prominent wrinkles on the neck.
References	Meiri, Shai; Aaron M. Bauer, Allen Allison, Fernando Castro-Herrera, Laurent Chirio, Guarino Colli, Indraneil Das, Tiffany M. Doan, Frank Glaw, Lee L. Grismer, Marinus Hoogmoed, Fred Kraus, Matthew LeBreton, Danny Meirte, Zoltán T. Nagy, Cristiano d 2017. Extinct, obscure or imaginary: the lizard species with the smallest ranges. Diversity and Distributions - 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. 1979. A new species of Leiocephalus (Reptilia: Iguanidae) from Hispaniola. Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 92: 272-279. - 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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