---
title: "Northern Curly-tailed Lizard"
description: "Leiocephalus carinatus — Gady. Leiocephalus carinatus, commonly known as the northern curly-tailed lizard or saw-scaled curlytail, is a species of lizard in the family Leiocephalidae (curly-tailed lizard)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/northern-curly-tailed-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Northern Curly-tailed Lizard

> Leiocephalus carinatus — Gady. Leiocephalus carinatus, commonly known as the northern curly-tailed lizard or saw-scaled curlytail, is a species of lizard in the family Leiocephalidae (curly-tailed lizard).

- Scientific name: *Leiocephalus carinatus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 20326
- Wikidata: [Q2714054](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2714054)
- iNaturalist taxon: [39280](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/39280)

## Names

- en: Northern Curly-tailed Lizard
- de: Rollschwanzleguan
- es: Lagarto cola rizada de las Antillas
- fr: Iguane caréné à queue bouclée

## Countries with the most observations

US (17464), CU (1084), BS (913), KY (80), TC (73)

## Summary

Leiocephalus carinatus, commonly known as the northern curly-tailed lizard or saw-scaled curlytail, is a species of lizard in the family Leiocephalidae (curly-tailed lizard).

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Jade Fortnash · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/134492909

## Machine access

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