Leiocephalus etheridgei

Leiocephalus etheridgei, commonly known as the Morovis curlytail, is an extinct species of lizard in the family Leiocephalidae (curly-tailed lizards).^[1] The species was native to Puerto Rico.

Leiocephalus etheridgei
Conservation status
Extinct
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Leiocephalidae
Genus:	Leiocephalus
Species:	†L. etheridgei
Binomial name
†Leiocephalus etheridgei Pregill, 1981

Etymology

The specific name, etheridgei, is in honor of American herpetologist Richard Emmett Etheridge.^[2]

Geographic range

L. etherigei is only known from fossil remains found in a cave in the municipality of Morovis, Puerto Rico.^[1]