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Species of lizard

Celestus duquesneyi
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 or the blue-tailed galliwasp, 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.

Geographic range

C. duquesneyi is found in southern Jamaica.

Habitat

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

Description

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

Behavior

C. duquesneyi is terrestrial.

Reproduction

C. duquesneyi is ovoviviparous.

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).


Taxon identifiers
Celestus duquesneyi


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