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title: "Curaçao-Rennechse"
description: "Cnemidophorus murinus — Reptilien. Cnemidophorus murinus, known commonly as Laurenti's whiptail, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae (whiptails)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/laurent-s-whiptail
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Curaçao-Rennechse

> Cnemidophorus murinus — Reptilien. Cnemidophorus murinus, known commonly as Laurenti's whiptail, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae (whiptails).

- Scientific name: *Cnemidophorus murinus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptilien)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 891
- Wikidata: [Q2980967](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2980967)
- iNaturalist taxon: [38718](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/38718)

## Names

- en: Laurent's Whiptail
- de: Curaçao-Rennechse

## Countries with the most observations

CW (876)

## Summary

Cnemidophorus murinus, known commonly as Laurenti's whiptail, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae (whiptails). It is endemic to the Dutch Caribbean islands of Curaçao and Klein Curaçao. It is significantly larger than the other species of Cnemidophorus, except for the closely related Cnemidophorus ruthveni.

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

## Photo

![Curaçao-Rennechse](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/laurent-s-whiptail/medium.jpg)

Photo: Scott Edmunds · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/148020739

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/laurent-s-whiptail?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).