Diploglossus garridoi

Diploglossus garridoi
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Anguimorpha
Family:	Diploglossidae
Genus:	Diploglossus
Species:	D. garridoi
Binomial name
Diploglossus garridoi Thomas & Hedges, 1998

Diploglossus garridoi, also known commonly as the Cuban small-eared galliwasp, is a species of lizard in the family Diploglossidae. The species is endemic to Cuba. ^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, garridoi, is in honor of Cuban herpetologist Orlando H. Garrido. ^[3]

Geographic range

D. garridoi is found in Granma Province, Cuba. ^{[1] [2]}

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of D. garridoi is forest, at altitudes of 600–1,700 m (2,000–5,600 ft). ^[1]

Reproduction

D. garridoi is oviparous. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. Fong A (2017). "Diploglossus garridoi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T75168098A75171981. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
2. Diploglossus garridoi 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. (Diploglossus garridoi, p. 98).

Further reading

• Thomas R, Hedges SB (1998). "New Anguid Lizard (Diploglossus) from Cuba". Copeia1998 (1): 97–103. (Diploglossus garridoi, new species). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).