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Basic information
Leiocephalus carinatus
Carinate Curly-tailed Lizard
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyCurly-tailed lizards
GenusCurly-tailed lizards
- Czech name
- Leguánek měnivý
- English name
- Carinate Curly-tailed Lizard
- Alternative names
- Hispaniolan Masked Curly-tailed Lizard, Lion Lizard, Little Bahama Curly-tailed Lizard, Northern Curly-tailed Lizard, Northern Curlytail Lizard, Rollschwanzleguan, Saw-scaled Curlytail
- Synonyms
- Holotropis microlophus, Leiocephalus macleayii
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 135 mm
- Body mass
- max 72.4 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 34 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 10.1 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
- Body temperature
- 33.2–35.6 °C
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–11 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 2–2 × per year
- Sex determination
- Genetic sex determination
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 3SY37 · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 15202 · dryad-v5