Caribicus
Appearance
Caribicus | |
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Haitian giant galliwasp (C. warreni) juvenile | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
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
[edit]All three species are considered threatened on the IUCN Red List, and one is possibly extinct.
Taxonomy
[edit]There are three species in this genus, all of which were formerly classified in the genus Celestus.[1][2]
Species
[edit]- Caribicus anelpistus (Schwartz, Graham & Duval, 1979) - Altagracia giant galliwasp (possibly extinct)
- Caribicus darlingtoni (Cochran, 1939) - Hispaniolan striped galliwasp
- Caribicus warreni (Schwartz, 1970) - Haitian giant galliwasp
References
[edit]- ^ "Search results | The Reptile Database". reptile-database.reptarium.cz. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ 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.