Biology:Jamaica giant galliwasp
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Short description: Species of lizard
| Jamaica giant galliwasp | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Diploglossidae |
| Genus: | Celestus |
| Species: | C. occiduus
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| Binomial name | |
| Celestus occiduus (Shaw, 1802)
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The Jamaican giant galliwasp (Celestus occiduus) is a species of lizard in the Anguidae. It was endemic to Jamaica. It was last recorded in 1940, with locals reporting unconfirmed sightings. Its population has been ravaged and exterminated by introduced predators like mongooses. Recent surveys, while extensive, have not yet been exhaustive, given the difficulties of access into and around the Black River Morass, leaving room for some hope that the species may persist, albeit with a tiny population.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wilson, B.S. & Hedges, B. 2020. Celestus occiduus (amended version of 2017 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T4097A181348221. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T4097A181348221.en. Downloaded on 27 April 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q2700032 entry
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