Celestus duquesneyi

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Template:Short description Template:Speciesbox Celestus duquesneyi, commonly known as Duquesney's galliwasp[1] or the blue-tailed galliwasp,[2] 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.[3]

Geographic range

C. duquesneyi is found in southern Jamaica.[1][2][4]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. duquesneyi is forest, at altitudes of Template:Cvt.[1]

Description

Moderate-sized for its genus, C. duquesneyi may attain a snout-to-vent length of almost Template:Cvt.[2]

Behavior

C. duquesneyi is terrestrial.[1]

Reproduction

C. duquesneyi is ovoviviparous.[2]

References

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  2. a b c d 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. Template:ISBN. (Celestus duquesneyi, p. 78).
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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).


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