Leiocephalus altavelensis NOBLE & HASSLER, 1933
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Higher Taxa | Leiocephalidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | E: Alto Velo curlytail |
Synonym | Leiocephalus 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 |
Distribution | Isla Alto Velo.
Type locality: Isla Alto Velo, Republica Dominicana.
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Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: AMNH 51055 |
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Etymology | Named 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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