Caribicus darlingtoni

Caribicus darlingtoni
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Diploglossidae
Genus:	Caribicus
Species:	C. darlingtoni
Binomial name
Caribicus darlingtoni (Cochran, 1939)
Synonyms[2][3]
Celestus darlingtoni Cochran, 1939 Diploglossus darlingtoni — Underwood, 1959 Celestus darlingtoni — Schwartz & Henderson, 1991 Caribicus darlingtoni — Schools & Hedges, 2021

Caribicus darlingtoni, also known commonly as Darlington's galliwasp and the Hispaniolan striped galliwasp, is a species of lizard in the family Diploglossidae.[2] The species is endemic to the Dominican Republic on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola.

Taxonomy

C. darlingtoni was formerly classified in the genus Celestus, but was moved to the genus Caribicus in 2021.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, darlingtoni, is in honor of American entomologist Philip Jackson Darlington Jr.[4]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. darlingtoni is Hispaniolan pine forests, at altitudes of 1,600–2,500 m (5,200–8,200 ft).[1]

Description

Males of C. darlingtoni may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 8.5 cm (3.3 in). Females are about one fifth smaller, only attaining 7.0 cm (2.8 in) SVL.[2]

Reproduction

C. darlingtoni is oviparous.[2]

References

1. Inchaustegui, S; Landestoy, M. (2016). "Celestus darlingtoni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T203029A115346207. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
2. Species Caribicus darlingtoni at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
3. 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 darlingtoni, p. 118).
4. 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 darlingtoni, p. 65).

Further reading

• Cochran DM (1939). "Diagnoses of three new lizards and a frog from the Dominican Republic". Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club 18: 1–3. (Celestus darlingtoni, new species, p. 2).
• Schools M, Hedges SB (2021). "Phylogenetics, classification, and biogeography of the Neotropical forest lizards (Squamata, Diploglossidae)". Zootaxa 4974 (2): 201–257. (Caribicus darlingtoni, new combination).
• Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. 720 pp. ISBN 978-0813010496. (Celestus darlingtoni, p. 372).