Celestus fowleri

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Celestus fowleri, also known commonly as the bromeliad galliwasp and Fowler's galliwasp, is a species of lizard in the family Diploglossidae.[1][2] The species is endemic to Jamaica.

Etymology

The specific name, fowleri, is in honor of American herpetologist Danny C. Fowler.[3]

Geographic range

C. fowleri is found only in northwestern Jamaica, in Trelawny Parish.[4]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. fowleri is forest, at an altitude of Template:Cvt.[4]

Behavior

C. fowleri shelters in bromeliads at up to Template:Cvt above the forest floor.[4]

Reproduction

C. fowleri is ovoviviparous.[1]

References

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  1. a b Species Celestus fowleri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  2. "Celestus fowleri ". Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de/systematik/Reptilien/Squamata/diploglossa/diploglossidae.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Template:ISBN. (Celestus fowleri, p. 93).
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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. Template:ISBN. (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. Template:ISBN.


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