Navassa Curlytail Lizard

Leiocephalus eremitus est une espèce éteinte de sauriens de la famille des Leiocephalidae. Répartition Cette espèce était endémique de l'île de la Navasse aux États-Unis. Publication originale Cope, 1868 : An examination of the Reptilia and Batrachia obtained by the Orton Expedition to Equador and the Upper Amazon, with notes on other species.

The Navassa curly-tailed lizard or Navassa curlytail lizard (Leiocephalus eremitus) is an extinct lizard species from the family of curly-tailed lizard (Leiocephalidae). It is known only from the holotype, a female specimen from which it was described in 1868. A possible second specimen which was collected by Rollo Beck in 1917 was instead identified as a Tiburon curly-tailed lizard (Leiocephalus melanochlorus) by herpetologist Richard Thomas in 1966.

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…