| Leiocephalus psammodromus | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Leiocephalidae |
| Genus: | Leiocephalus |
| Species: | L. psammodromus |
| Binomial name | |
| Leiocephalus psammodromus Barbour, 1920 | |
Leiocephalus psammodromus,commonly known as theTurks & Caicos curlytail and theBastion Cay curlytail lizard, is aspecies oflizard in thefamily Leiocephalidae (curly-tailed lizards).[2] The species is native to theTurks and Caicos Islands in theCaribbean Sea.[3]
The speciesL. psammodromus was assessed asvulnerable by theIUCN in 2015 due to a sharply declining population threatened by habitat loss and invasive species.[1] 2008 surveys onSouth Caicos,Salt Cay,Cotton Cay, orGrand Turk, did not report any individual of this species, as a result it is considered potentially extinct on these islands.[4]
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