Leiocephalus roquetus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pleurodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Pleurodonta

Familia: Leiocephalidae
Genus: Leiocephalus
Species: †Leiocephalus roquetus

Name

†Leiocephalus roquetus Bochaton, Charles & Lenoble, 2021: 286

• Holotype: MHNBx 2002.1871, donated by Théodore Roger in 1835.
• Type locality: “Guadeloupe, ? La Désirade Island, Lesser Antilles”.

References

Primary references

• Bochaton, C., Charles, L. & Lenoble, A. 2021. Historical and fossil evidence of an extinct endemic species of Leiocephalus (Squamata: Leiocephalidae) from the Guadeloupe Islands. Zootaxa 4927(3): 383–409. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4927.3.4 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Curlytail Roquet
français: Léiocéphale roquet