Celestus barbouri

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Celestus barbouri
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diploglossidae
Genus: Celestus
Species:
C. barbouri
Binomial name
Celestus barbouri
Grant, 1940
Synonyms [2]
  • Celestus barbouriGrant, 1940
  • Diploglossus barbouri Schwartz & Thomas, 1975
  • Celestus barbouriSchwartz & Henderson, 1991

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.

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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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Wilson, B.S.; Hedges, B. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Celestus barbouri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T203023A115345853. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T203023A2758646.en .
  2. 1 2 3 4 Celestus barbouri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 5 April 2022.
  3. 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).

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