Celestus duquesneyi

Celestus duquesneyi
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Anguimorpha
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.

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]

References

1. 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. 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.

Further reading

• Grant C (1940). "Notes on the reptiles and amphibians of Jamaica, with diagnoses of new species and subspecies". Jamaica Today. 151–157. (Celestus duquesneyi, new species, p. 157).
• 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. (Celestus duquesneyi, p. 119).