Leiocephalus punctatus COCHRAN, 1931

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Higher Taxa	Leiocephalidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Crooked-Acklins Curlytail, Spotted Curlytail Lizard
Synonym	Leiocephalus carinatus punctatus COCHRAN 1931: 39 Leiocephalus carinatus helenae BARBOUR & SHREVE 1935: 359 Leiocephalus carinatus picinus BARBOUR & SHREVE 1935: 360 Leiocephalus punctatus ETHERIDGE 1966 (as suggested by RABB 1957) Leiocephalus punctatus — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 445 Leiocephalus punctatus— PREGILL 1992: 50
Distribution	Bahamas, Crooked-Acklins Bank, Samana (Atwood) Cay Type locality: North shore of the bay at Jamaica Wells, Acklins Island, Bahama Islands.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: USNM 81560.
Diagnosis
Comment	For illustrations see Rabb, 1957.
References	Barbour, T. and B. Shreve. 1935. Concerning some Bahamian reptiles, with notes on the fauna. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 40: 347-365. Cochran, D. M. 1931. New Bahaman reptiles. J. Washington Acad. Sci. Sci. 21: 39-40. - 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 Rabb, G.B. 1957. A study of variation in the iguanid lizards of the Leiocephalus carinatus complex. Ph.D. Thesis, Univ. Microfilms, Ann Arbor: xiii + 159 pp. Schwartz, A. & Henderson, R.W. 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies. University of Florida Press, Gainesville, 720 pp.
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