Celestus duquesneyi
Celestus duquesneyi, commonly known as Duquesney's galliwasp[1] or the blue-tailed galliwasp,[2] is a species of lizard in the family Anguidae.
| Celestus duquesneyi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Anguidae |
| Genus: | Celestus |
| Species: | C. duquesneyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Celestus duquesneyi Grant, 1940 | |
Etymology
The specific name, duquesneyi, is in honor of Douglas DuQuesnay.[3]
Behavior
C. duquesneyi is terrestrial.[1]
References
- Wilson BS, Hedges B, Gibson R (2017). "Celestus duquesneyi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T4094A71739426. http://oldredlist.iucnredlist.org/details/4094/0 Downloaded on 20 September 2017.
- "Celestus duquesneyi ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- 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 duquesneyi, p. 78).
- "Celestus duquesneyi ". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
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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