Turks and Caicos Curlytail

Leiocephalus psammodromus is a smaller species of curly-tailed lizard with less well-developed keels on its dorsal scales. The overall color is pale, sandy gray marked with irregular black bars and spots, the underside is grayish white with a scattering of dark spots on the throat.

Leiocephalus psammodromus is endemic to the Turks and Caicos Islands, and has been recorded on all of the islands, although it may have been extirpated from some (see below). The Turks and Caicos curly-tailed lizard is found in xeric areas, in coastal scrub and open areas, often in leaf litter. Its an omnivore which feeds on fruit and other lizards, even scavenging the carcasses of conspecifics.