---
title: "Cayman Curly-tailed Lizard"
description: "Leiocephalus varius — Reptiles. Leiocephalus varius, commonly known as the Cayman curlytail or Cayman curly-tailed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Leiocephalidae (curly-tailed lizard)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/cayman-curly-tailed-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Cayman Curly-tailed Lizard

> Leiocephalus varius — Reptiles. Leiocephalus varius, commonly known as the Cayman curlytail or Cayman curly-tailed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Leiocephalidae (curly-tailed lizard).

- Scientific name: *Leiocephalus varius*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 679
- Wikidata: [Q63254520](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q63254520)
- iNaturalist taxon: [558906](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/558906)

## Names

- en: Cayman Curly-tailed Lizard

## Countries with the most observations

KY (653), HN (7)

## Summary

Leiocephalus varius, commonly known as the Cayman curlytail or Cayman curly-tailed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Leiocephalidae (curly-tailed lizard). It is native to the Cayman Islands.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leiocephalus_varius

## Photo

![Cayman Curly-tailed Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/cayman-curly-tailed-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: monkeyjodey · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/143535641

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/cayman-curly-tailed-lizard?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).