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Leiocephalus stictigaster SCHWARTZ, 1959

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Higher TaxaLeiocephalidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
SubspeciesLeiocephalus stictigaster stictigaster SCHWARTZ 1959
Leiocephalus stictigaster astictus SCHWARTZ 1959
Leiocephalus stictigaster celeustes SCHWARTZ & GARRIDO 1968
Leiocephalus stictigaster exotheotus SCHWARTZ 1959
Leiocephalus stictigaster gibarensis SCHWARTZ & GARRIDO 1968
Leiocephalus stictigaster lipomator SCHWARTZ & GARRIDO 1968
Leiocephalus stictigaster lucianus SCHWARTZ 1960
Leiocephalus stictigaster naranjoi SCHWARTZ & GARRIDO 1968
Leiocephalus stictigaster ophiplacodes SCHWARTZ 1964
Leiocephalus stictigaster parasphex SCHWARTZ 1964
Leiocephalus stictigaster septentrionalis GARRIDO 1975
Leiocephalus stictigaster sierrae SCHWARTZ 1959 
Common NamesE: Cuban Striped Curlytail, Cabo Corrientes Curlytail lizard 
SynonymLeiocephalus stictigaster SCHWARTZ 1959:121
Holotropis microlophus DUMÉRIL & BIBRON 1837 (part)
Liocephalus [sic] vittatus BOULENGER 1885: 163 (part)
Leiocephalus cubensis BARBOUR 1916 (part)
Leiocephalus stictigaster — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 452
Leiocephalus stictigaster — RODRÍGUEZ SCHETTINO 1999: 143

Leiocephalus stictigaster astictus SCHWARTZ 1959
Leiocephalus stictigaster astictus — HEDGES et al. 2019

Leiocephalus stictigaster celeustes SCHWARTZ & GARRIDO 1968
Leiocephalus stictigaster celeustes — HEDGES et al. 2019

Leiocephalus stictigaster exotheotus SCHWARTZ 1959
Leiocephalus stictigaster exotheotus — HEDGES et al. 2019

Leiocephalus stictigaster gibarensis SCHWARTZ & GARRIDO 1968
Leiocephalus stictigaster gibarensis — HEDGES et al. 2019

Leiocephalus stictigaster lipomator SCHWARTZ & GARRIDO 1968
Leiocephalus stictigaster lipomator — HEDGES et al. 2019

Leiocephalus stictigaster lucianus SCHWARTZ 1960
Leiocephalus stictigaster lucianus — HEDGES et al. 2019

Leiocephalus stictigaster naranjoi SCHWARTZ & GARRIDO 1968
Leiocephalus stictigaster naranjoi — HEDGES et al. 2019

Leiocephalus stictigaster ophiplacodes SCHWARTZ 1964
Leiocephalus stictigaster ophiplacodes — HEDGES et al. 2019

Leiocephalus stictigaster parasphex SCHWARTZ 1964
Leiocephalus stictigaster parasphex — HEDGES et al. 2019

Leiocephalus stictigaster septentrionalis GARRIDO 1975
Leiocephalus stictigaster septentrionalis — ESTRADA 1998
Leiocephalus stictigaster septentrionalis — HEDGES et al. 2019
Leiocephalus stictigaster septentrionalis — CABALLERO et al. 2022

Leiocephalus stictigaster sierrae SCHWARTZ 1959
Leiocephalus stictigaster sierrae — HEDGES et al. 2019 
DistributionCuba (island-wide but scattered), Isla de la Juventud

Leiocephalus stictigaster stictigaster: Peninsula de Guanahacabibes; intergrades with L. s. sierrae in east. Type locality: Beach on Cabo Corrientes, Pinar del Rio Province, Cuba.

astictus: Isla de la Juventud, south of Ciénaga de Lanier.

celeustes: vicinity of Bueycito, Jaraquito, Contramaestre, Jiguani; perhaps also at Santa Maria de Loreto.

exotheotus: Isla de la Juventud, north of Ciénaga de Lanier.

gibarensis: northern Holguin and Las Tunas provinces.

lipomator: central Villa Clara Province.

lucianus: northern Camagüey coast.

naranjoi: south-central coast, Cienfuegos and Sancti Spiritus provinces.

ophiplacodes: serpentine savannas of Camagüey Province.

parasphex: Cayo Sabinal; probably also Cayo Romano.

septentrionalis: Archipiélago de Sabana-Camagüey.

sierrae: Pinar del Rio Province, in both lowlands and uplands of Sierra de bs Ôrganos and Sierra del Rosario.

INCERTAE SEDIS: Specimens from Sierra de la Gran Piedra, Santiago de Cuba Province, west of Bahia de Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos Province, and Girdn, Matanzas Province, are unassigned subspecifically.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: AMNH 77864.
Holotype: AMNH 81095 [astictus]
Holotype: CZACC = IZ 1182 [celeustes]
Holotype: AMNH 81066 [exotheotus]
Holotype: CZACC = IZ 1236 [gibarensis]
Holotype: CZACC = IZ 1230 [lipomator]
Holotype: AMNH 83583 [lucianus]
Holotype: CZACC = IZ 200 [naranjoi]
Holotype: AMNH 92771 [ophiplacodes]
Holotype: AMNH 92153 [parasphex]
Holotype: CZACC = IZ 3425 [septentrionalis]
Holotype: AMNH 77813 [sierrae] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (2347 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentIllustrations: Schwartz, 1959; Schwartz, 1964; Schwartz and Garrido, 1968.

Subspecies: all recognized by Pregill 1992. 
EtymologyNamed after Greek gastros = belly, stomach, and sticto, "spotted", referring to the ventral spotting. 
References
  • Boulenger, G.A. 1885. Catalogue of the lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Vol. 2, Second edition. London, xiii+497 pp. - get paper here
  • CABALLERO, DAYLON FUNDORA; FÉLIX BRAVO CABRERA, AILÍN ABREU PORTALES & ODEY MARTÍNEZ LLÁNES. 2022. Herpetofauna of the Elemento Natural Destacado Dunas de Playa Pilar, Ciego de Ávila, Cuba. Reptiles & Amphibians 29(1): 191–194. - get paper here
  • Duméril, A. M. C. and G. Bibron. 1837. Erpétologie Générale ou Histoire Naturelle Complete des Reptiles. Vol. 4. Libr. Encyclopédique Roret, Paris, 570 pp. - get paper here
  • Estrada, A.R. 1998. Anfibios y Reptiles Encontrados Durante 1988 y 1989 en Cayo Paredón Grande, Archipiélago de Sabana-Camagüey, Cuba. Carib. J. Sci. 34 (1-2): 106-112
  • Fläschendräger, Axel 2017. Beobachtungen an einigen Anolis-Arten im westlichen Kuba. Terraria-Elaphe 2017 (5): 52-63 - get paper here
  • Garrido, O. H. 1975. Nuevos reptiles del archipielago cubano. Poeyana 141:1-58.
  • Hedges SB, Powell R, Henderson RW, Hanson S, and Murphy JC 2019. Definition of the Caribbean Islands biogeographic region, with checklist and recommendations for standardized common names of amphibians and reptiles. Caribbean Herpetology 67: 1–53
  • 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
  • Rodríguez Schettino, Lourdes (ed.) 1999. The iguanid lizards of Cuba. University Press of Florida, 428 pp.
  • Rodríguez Schettino, Lourdes, Carlos A. Mancina & Vilma Rivalta González 2013. REPTILES OF CUBA: CHECKLIST AND GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTIONS. Smithsonian Herp. Inf. Serv. (144): 1-96 - get paper here
  • Schwartz, A. 1959. Variation in lizards of the Leiocephalus cubensis complex in Cuba and the Isla de Pinos. Bulletin of the Florida State Museum 4: 97-143. - get paper here
  • Schwartz, A. 1964. New subspecies of Leiocephalus from Cuba. Quarterly J. Florida Acad. Sci. 27(3):211-22. - get paper here
  • Schwartz, A. & Henderson, R.W. 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies. University of Florida Press, Gainesville, 720 pp.
  • Schwartz, A. and Garrido, O.H. 1968. Four new subspecies of Leiocephalus stictigaster from Cuba. Natl. Mus. Canada Nat. Hist. Pap. 37:1-23.
  • Schwartz, Albert 1960. A new subspecies of Leiocephalus stictigaster Schwartz from central Cuba. Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 73: 103-106 - get paper here
 
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