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.

Celestus barbouri
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diploglossidae
Genus: Celestus
Species:
C. barbouri
Binomial name
Celestus barbouri
Grant, 1940
Synonyms[2]
  • Celestus barbouri
    Grant, 1940
  • Diploglossus barbouri
    Schwartz & Thomas, 1975
  • Celestus barbouri
    — Schwartz & Henderson, 1991

Etymology

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The specific name, barbouri, is in honor of American herpetologist Thomas Barbour.[3]

Geographic range

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C. barbouri is found in central and northern Jamaica.[1]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of C. barbouri is forest, at altitudes of 600 m (2,000 ft) and higher.[1]

Description

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Moderate-sized for its genus, C. barbouri has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 10 cm (3.9 in).[2]

Reproduction

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C. barbouri is ovoviviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Wilson, B.S.; Hedges, B. (2016). "Celestus barbouri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T203023A115345853. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d 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).

Further reading

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  • 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)". Zootaxa 4974 (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).