Caribicus
| Caribicus | |
|---|---|
| Haitian giant galliwasp (C. warreni) juvenile | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Diploglossidae |
| Subfamily: | Celestinae |
| Genus: | 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
All three species are considered threatened on the IUCN Red List, and one was considered possibly extinct before a recent rediscovery.
Taxonomy
There are three species in this genus, all of which were formerly classified in the genus Celestus.[1][2]
Species
- Caribicus anelpistus (Schwartz, Graham & Duval, 1979) - Altagracia giant galliwasp
- Caribicus darlingtoni (Cochran, 1939) - Hispaniolan striped galliwasp
- Caribicus warreni (Schwartz, 1970) - Haitian giant galliwasp
References
- ^ "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.