Celestus duquesneyi

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Celestus duquesneyi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diploglossidae
Genus: Celestus
Species:
C. duquesneyi
Binomial name
Celestus duquesneyi
Grant, 1940

Celestus duquesneyi, commonly known as Duquesney's galliwasp [1] or the blue-tailed galliwasp, [2] is a species of lizard in the family Diploglossidae. The species is endemic to Jamaica.

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Etymology

The specific name, duquesneyi, is in honor of Douglas DuQuesnay. [3]

Geographic range

C. duquesneyi is found in southern Jamaica. [1] [2] [4]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. duquesneyi is forest, at altitudes of 86–166 m (282–545 ft). [1]

Description

Moderate-sized for its genus, C. duquesneyi may attain a snout-to-vent length of almost 10 cm (3.9 in). [2]

Behavior

C. duquesneyi is terrestrial. [1]

Reproduction

C. duquesneyi is ovoviviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Wilson, B.S.; Hedges, B.; Gibson, R. (2017). "Celestus duquesneyi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T4094A71739426. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T4094A71739426.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Species Celestus duquesneyi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  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 duquesneyi, p. 78).
  4. "Celestus duquesneyi ". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 4 January 2013.

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