title: Leiocephalus etheridgei
text: # Leiocephalus etheridgei
  
  Leiocephalus etheridgei, commonly known as the Morovis curlytail, is an extinct species of lizard in the family Leiocephalidae (curly-tailed lizards). The species was native to Puerto Rico.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The specific name, etheridgei, is in honor of American herpetologist Richard Emmett Etheridge.
  
  ## Geographic range
  
  L. etherigei is only known from fossil remains found in a cave in the municipality of Morovis, Puerto Rico.
  
  