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Caribicus

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Caribicus
Haitian giant galliwasp (C. warreni) juvenile
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diploglossidae
Subfamily: Celestinae
Genus: Caribicus
Schools & Hedges, 2021
Species

Caribicus is a genus of diploglossid lizards endemic to the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean, in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

Conservation

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All three species are considered threatened on the IUCN Red List, and one is possibly extinct.

Taxonomy

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There are three species in this genus, all of which were formerly classified in the genus Celestus.[1][2]

Species

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References

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  1. ^ "Search results | The Reptile Database". reptile-database.reptarium.cz. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
  2. ^ Schools, Molly; Hedges, S. Blair (2021-05-20). "Phylogenetics, classification, and biogeography of the Neotropical forest lizards (Squamata, Diploglossidae)". Zootaxa. 4974 (2): 201–257. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4974.2.1. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 34186858.