Leiocephalus psammodromus BARBOUR, 1920
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Leiocephalus psammodromus
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| Higher Taxa | Leiocephalidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | Leiocephalus psammodromus psammodromus BARBOUR 1920 Leiocephalus psammodromus aphretor SCHWARTZ 1967 Leiocephalus psammodromus apocrinus SCHWARTZ 1967 Leiocephalus psammodromus cacodoxus SCHWARTZ 1967 Leiocephalus psammodromus hyphantus SCHWARTZ 1967 Leiocephalus psammodromus mounax SCHWARTZ 1967 |
| Common Names | E: Turks & Caicos Curlytail, Bastion Cay Curlytail Lizard |
| Synonym | Liocephalus (sic) arenarius BARBOUR 1916: 217 Leiocephalus psammodromus BARBOUR 1920: 73 (nom. subst.) Leiocephalus psammodromus — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 443 Leiocephalus psammodromus — SMITH 1994: 120 Leiocephalus psammodromus psammodromus BARBOUR 1920 Leiocephalus psammodromus psammodromus — PREGILL 1992: 50 Leiocephalus psammodromus psammodromus — HEDGES et al. 2019 Leiocephalus psammodromus aphretor SCHWARTZ 1967 Leiocephalus arenarius aphretor SCHWARTZ 1967: 163 Leiocephalus psammodromus aphretor — PREGILL 1992: 50 Leiocephalus psammodromus aphretor — HEDGES et al. 2019 Leiocephalus psammodromus apocrinus SCHWARTZ 1967 Leiocephalus arenarius apocrinus SCHWARTZ 1967: 165 Leiocephalus psammodromus apocrinus — PREGILL 1992: 50 Leiocephalus psammodromus apocrinus — HEDGES et al. 2019 Leiocephalus psammodromus cacodoxus SCHWARTZ 1967 Leiocephalus arenarius cacodoxus SCHWARTZ 1967: 176 Leiocephalus psammodromus cacodoxus — PREGILL 1992: 50 Leiocephalus psammodromus cacodoxus — HEDGES et al. 2019 Leiocephalus psammodromus hyphantus SCHWARTZ 1967 Leiocephalus arenarius hyphantus SCHWARTZ 1967: 172 Leiocephalus psammodromus hyphantus — KLUGE 1984 Leiocephalus psammodromus hyphantus — PREGILL 1992: 50 Leiocephalus psammodromus hyphantus — HEDGES et al. 2019 Leiocephalus psammodromus mounax SCHWARTZ 1967 Leiocephalus arenarius mounax SCHWARTZ 1967: 169 Leiocephalus psammodromus mounax — PREGILL 1992: 50 Leiocephalus psammodromus mounax — HEDGES et al. 2019 |
| Distribution | Turks I, Caicos I, scatteren on associated Cays psammodromus: Turks Is.: "Bastion Cay," Big Sand Cay; Type locality: 'Bastion Cay," Turks Islands (unlocatable). aphretor: Turks Is.: Long Cay, SE of Grand Turk I. apocrinus: Caicos Is.: Big Ambergris and Little Ambergris cays. cacodoxus: Caicos Is.: Ft. George Cay, Providenciales I., Sugar Loaf I. hyphantus: Caicos Is.: Pine Cay, Water Cay, Stubb Cay. mounax: Caicos Is.: Long Cay off Cockburn Harbour, South Caicos I. INCERTAE SEDIS: The species is also known from (Caicos Is.) West Caicos I., Dellis Cay, Little Water Cay, Parrot Cay, North Caicos I., Middle Caicos I., East Caicos I., and (Turks Is.) Gibbs Cay, East Cay, Pear Cay; all are unassigned subspecifically. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: MCZ 11948. Holotype: CM 40602 [aphretor] Holotype: CM 40601 [apocrinus] Holotype: MCZ 54185 [cacodoxus] Holotype: UMMZ 126624 [hyphantus] Holotype: CM 40603 [mounax] |
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| Comment | Illustrations: Schwartz, 1967. Nomenclature: Liocephalus (sic) arenarius BARBOUR 1916 is preoccupied by Steironotus [Ophryoesoides = Leiocephalus] arenarius TSCHUDI 1845. However, since the two species are unrelated and the genus names have changed, there is no pre-occupation any longer and the original name could be re-instated. Subspecies: Genetic data suggests that subspecies names do not reflect actual units of variation and need revision (Reynolds et al. 2012). |
| Etymology | The name hyphantus is derived from the Greek for "woven," an allusion to the net-like or reticulate throat pattern. |
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