Celestus barbouri

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

Last updated September 30, 2025

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]

References

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 .
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).

Grant C (1940). "The Herpetology of Jamaica II. The Reptiles". Bulletin of the Institute of Jamaica, Science Series (1): 61–148. (Celestus barbouri, new species, p. 101).
Schools M, Hedges SB (2021). "Phylogenetics, classification, and biogeography of the Neotropical forest lizards (Squamata, Diploglossidae)". Zootaxa4974 (2): 201–257.
Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. 720 pp. ISBN 978-0813010496. (Celestus barbouri, p. 367).
Schwartz A, Thomas R (1975). A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Diploglossus barbouri, p. 114).

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[iucn-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 .

[RDB-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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