Family

Curly-tailed Lizards

Leiocephalidae

3 species in our catalog · found in 5 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyLeiocephalidae (Curly-tailed Lizards)

Species in this group

Leiocephalus barahonensis

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Leiocephalus carinatus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC Endemic

Leiocephalus cubensis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~50%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~60%

Apr

~70%

May

~60%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~60%

Aug

~60%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Curly-tailed Lizards

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 7 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 8 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 3	~80%
	Barahona Curlytail Lizard			~80%
2	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~60%
	Northern Curly-tailed Lizard			~60%
3	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	2 of 3	~50%
	Cuban Curlytail Lizard			~40%
	Northern Curly-tailed Lizard			~20%
4	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~50%
	Northern Curly-tailed Lizard			~50%
5	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Northern Curly-tailed Lizard			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~50%
	Northern Curly-tailed Lizard			~50%
2	Havana	🇨🇺 Cuba	1 of 3	~40%
	Northern Curly-tailed Lizard			~40%
3	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Northern Curly-tailed Lizard			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
2	Wrocław Zoological Garden	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
3	Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden	🇭🇺 Hungary	In captivity
4	Africarium	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
5	Rákosův pavilon	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
6	Velemlokárium	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
7	San Antonio Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
8	terrarium ogrodu zoologicznego we Wrocławiu	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity

Curly-tailed Lizards

Species in this group

Barahona Curlytail Lizard

Northern Curly-tailed Lizard

Cuban Curlytail Lizard

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Curly-tailed Lizards

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found