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.

The specific name, etheridgei, is in honor of American herpetologist Richard Emmett Etheridge.

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

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