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Celestus fowleri

Celestus fowleri, also known commonly as the bromeliad galliwasp and Fowler's galliwasp, is a species of lizard in the family Diploglossidae. The species is endemic to Jamaica.

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Celestus fowleri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Anguimorpha
Family: Diploglossidae
Genus: Celestus
Species:
C. fowleri
Binomial name
Celestus fowleri
(Schwartz, 1971)
Synonyms2
  • Diploglossus fowleri Schwartz, 1971
  • Celestus fowleri Schwartz & Henderson, 1991

Celestus fowleri, also known commonly as the bromeliad galliwasp and Fowler's galliwasp, is a species of lizard in the family Diploglossidae.23 The species is endemic to Jamaica.

Etymology

The specific name, fowleri, is in honor of American herpetologist Danny C. Fowler.4

Geographic range

C. fowleri is found only in northwestern Jamaica, in Trelawny Parish.1

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. fowleri is forest, at an altitude of 160 m (520 ft).1

Behavior

C. fowleri shelters in bromeliads at up to 2.5 m (8.2 ft) above the forest floor.1

Reproduction

C. fowleri is ovoviviparous.2

References

References

  1. Wilson, B.S.; Hedges, B.; Gibson, R.; Koenig, S. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Celestus fowleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T4095A115067535. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T4095A71739448.en.
  2. Species Celestus fowleri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. "Celestus fowleri ". Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de/systematik/Reptilien/Squamata/diploglossa/diploglossidae.
  4. 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 fowleri, p. 93).
Further reading

Further reading

  • Schwartz A (1971). "A new species of bromeliad-inhabiting galliwasp (Sauria: Anguidae) from Jamaica". Breviora (371): 1–10. (Diploglossus fowleri, new species).
  • Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville, Florida: University of Florida Press. 714 pp. ISBN 978-0813010496. (Celestus fowleri, new combination).
  • 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 fowleri, p. 119).
  • Wilson BS (2011). "Conservation of Jamaican amphibians and reptiles". pp. 273–310. In: Hailey A, Wilson BS, Horrocks JA (editors) (2011). Conservation of Caribbean Island Herpetofaunas Volume 2: Regional Accounts of the West Indies. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill. 440 pp. ISBN 978-90-04-19408-3.