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Leiocephalus altavelensis NOBLE & HASSLER, 1933

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Higher TaxaLeiocephalidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Alto Velo curlytail 
SynonymLeiocephalus altavelensis NOBLE & HASSLER 1933: 14
Leiocephalus personatus altavelensis — COCHRAN 1941
Leiocephalus vinculum altavelensis — SCHWARTZ 1967: 46
Leiocephalus vinculum altavelensis — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1988: 150
Leiocephalus barahonensis altavelensis — PREGILL 1992
Leiocephalus altavelensis — HEDGES et al. 2019 
DistributionIsla Alto Velo.

Type locality: Isla Alto Velo, Republica Dominicana.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: AMNH 51055 
Diagnosis 
Comment 
EtymologyNamed after its type locality, Isla Alto Velo. 
References
  • Cochran, D.M. 1941. The herpetology of Hispaniola. Bull. US Natl. Mus. 177: vii + 398 pp. - get paper here
  • 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
  • Noble, G. K. and W. G. Hassler 1933. Two new species of frogs, five new species and a new race of lizards from the Dominican Republic. American Museum Novitates 652: 1-17. - 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. 1967. The Leiocephalus (Lacertilia: Iguanidae) of Hispaniola. II. The Leiocephalus personatus complex. Tulane Studies in Zoology 14: 1-53 - get paper here
  • Schwartz, A. & Henderson, R.W. 1988. West Indian Amphibian and Reptiles: A Checklist. Milwaukee Publ. Mus. Contr. Biol. Geol. No. 74: 264 pp. - get paper here
 
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