Leiocephalus cuneus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pleurodonta 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Cladus: Eugnathostomata
Cladus: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Cladus: Stegocephali
Cladus: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Cladus: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha
Subclassis: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Iguania
Infraordo: Pleurodonta

Familia: Leiocephalidae
Genus: Leiocephalus
Species: †Leiocephalus cuneus

Name

Leiocephalus cuneus Etheridge, 1964: 48

  • Holotype: UF 8226, left dentary, collected by Clayton E. Ray and Robert Allen on 3 March 1968.
  • Type locality and horizon: “Cave V, Two Foot Bay on the northeast coast of Barbuda, British West Indies; Late Pleistocene”.

Native distribution areas

  • Anguilla
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Guadeloupe

References

Primary references

Vernacular names

  • English: Leeward Islands Curlytail