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Morovis Curlytail Lizard
Leiocephalus etheridgei
Leiocephalus etheridgei, commonly known as the Morovis curlytail, is an extinct species of lizard in the family Leiocephalidae (curly-tailed lizards). The species was native to Puerto Rico.
From the article Leiocephalus etheridgei on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
L. etherigei is only known from fossil remains found in a cave in the municipality of Morovis, Puerto Rico.
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
In human culture
The specific name, etheridgei, is in honor of American herpetologist Richard Emmett Etheridge.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 39387.