Northern Curly-tailed Lizard

L'iguane caréné à queue bouclée ou lézard à queue recourbée (Leiocephalus carinatus) est une espèce de sauriens de la famille des Leiocephalidae. Description Lézard de 10 cm de longueur de corps, 25 cm avec la queue. Les écailles dorsales sont carénées et pointues.

Leiocephalus carinatus, commonly known as the northern curly-tailed lizard or saw-scaled curlytail, is a species of lizard in the family Leiocephalidae (curly-tailed lizard). Geographic range It is native to the Bahama Islands, the Cayman Islands and Cuba. It was introduced intentionally in Palm Beach, Florida, in the 1940s in an attempt to control sugar cane pests, and is now also present in a few other parts of the state.

Leiocephalus es un género de lagartos, el único en la familia Leiocephalidae. ​ Se distribuyen por América del Sur, Central y las Antillas. ​ Especies Se reconocen las siguientes 30 especies:​ Leiocephalus barahonensis Schmidt, 1921 Leiocephalus carinatus Gray, 1827 Leiocephalus cubensis (Gray, 1840) Leiocephalus cuneus Etheridge, 1964 Leiocephalus endomychus Schwartz, 1967 Leiocephalus eremitus (Cope, 1868) Leiocephalus etheridgei Pregill, 1981 Leiocephalus greenwayi Barbour & Shreve, 1935 Leiocephalus herminieri (Duméril & Bibron, 1837) Leiocephalus inaguae Cochran, 1931 Leiocephalus…