Celestus barbouri

Celestus barbouri
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Diploglossidae
Genus:	Celestus
Species:	C. barbouri
Binomial name
	Celestus barbouri; Grant, 1940
Synonyms
	Celestus barbouri; Grant, 1940; Diploglossus barbouri; — Schwartz & Thomas, 1975; Celestus barbouri; — Schwartz & Henderson, 1991;

Last updated October 14, 2022

Celestus barbouri, also known commonly as Barbour's galliwasp and the limestone forest galliwasp, is a species of lizard in the family Diploglossidae.^[2] The species is endemic to Jamaica.

Etymology

The specific name, barbouri, is in honor of American herpetologist Thomas Barbour.^[3]

Geographic range

C. barbouri is found in central and northern Jamaica.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. barbouri is forest, at altitudes of 600 m (2,000 ft) and higher.^[1]

Description

Moderate-sized for its genus, C. barbouri has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 10 cm (3.9 in).^[2]

Reproduction

C. barbouri is ovoviviparous.^[2]

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References

1 2 3 Wilson, B.S.; Hedges, B. (2016). "Celestus barbouri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T203023A115345853. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
1 2 3 4 Celestus barbouri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 5 April 2022.
↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Celestus barbouri, p. 16).