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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Diploglossidae |
| Genus: | Celestus |
| Species: | C. barbouri
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| Binomial name | |
| Celestus barbouri Grant, 1940
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Etymology edit
The specific name, barbouri, is in honor of American herpetologist Thomas Barbour.[3]
Geographic range edit
C. barbouri is found in central and northern Jamaica.[1]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitat of C. barbouri is forest, at altitudes of 600 m (2,000 ft) and higher.[1]
Description edit
Moderate-sized for its genus, C. barbouri has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 10 cm (3.9 in).[2]
Reproduction edit
C. barbouri is ovoviviparous.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c Wilson, B.S.; Hedges, B. (2016). "Celestus barbouri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T203023A115345853. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d Celestus barbouri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 April 2022.
- ^ 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 edit
- 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).
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