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Leiocephalus anonymous

Leiocephalus anonymous

Classification

Leiocephalus anonymous, also known as the Atalaye giant curlytail lizard, is an extinct species of curly-tailed lizard discovered in cave deposits of northwestern Haiti. The species is notable for its large size among curly-tailed lizards and its unique combination of ancestral and derived skeletal features. Its fossils remained unstudied for over 50 years before their formal description in 1984.

Distribution

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