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Northern Curly-tailed Lizard
Leiocephalus carinatus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Brown AnoleAnolis sagrei
Grand Cayman Curlytail LizardLeiocephalus varius
Peters's Rock AgamaAgama picticauda
Western Fence LizardSceloporus occidentalis
Eastern Fence LizardSceloporus undulatus
Bark AnoleAnolis distichus
Bastion Cay Curlytail LizardLeiocephalus psammodromus
Cuban Curlytail LizardLeiocephalus cubensis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 10,200 |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 6 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
| Ohio | 1 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Reptiles · Reptilia |
| Order | Snakes and Lizards · Squamata |
| Family | Curly-tailed Lizards · Leiocephalidae |
| Genus | Curly-tailed Lizards · Leiocephalus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Northern Curly-tailed Lizard with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.