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 Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata 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

• Etheridge, R.E. 1964. Late Pleistocene lizards from Barbuda, British West Indies. Bulletin of the Florida Academy of Sciences 9(2): 43–75. DOI: 10.58782/flmnh.nked8158

Links

• Powell, R. 2016. IUCN: Leiocephalus cuneus  (Extinct) (errata version published in 2017). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T75306422A115482357. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T75306422A75607484.en. Accessed on 01 September 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Leeward Islands Curlytail