Celestus anelpistus Schwartz, Graham & Duval, 1979:3
Giant Hispaniolan galliwasp, San Cristobal galliwasp, Altagracia giant forest lizard
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Celestus warreni anelpistus Schwartz, Graham & Duval, 1979:3; Diploglossus anelpistus Schwartz, Graham & Duval, 1979:3
Conservation Status
Missing
Last record: 1977
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct)
There is a possible record of this species from 2004 or earlier (McGinnity & Powell, 2004).
Distribution
Dominican Republic (south-central), Hispaniola
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Holotype: USNM 197336
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Schwartz, A., Graham, E. D. and Duval J. J. (1979). A new species of Diploglossus (Sauria: Anguidae) from Hispaniola. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 92: 1-9.
Other references:
Hallermann, J. and Böhme, W. (2002). On giant anguids from the West Indies with special reference to Celestus warreni (Schwartz, 1970) and its relatives from Hispaniola (Reptilia: Squamata: Anguidae). Mitt. Hamb. Zool. Mus. Inst. 99: 169-178.
Henderson R. W. (1988). Diploglossus anelpistus Schwartz, Graham and Duval. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles No.424.
Landestoy, M., Inchaustegui, S. & Hedges, B. 2016. Celestus anelpistus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T39258A71739779. Downloaded on 17 December 2016.
McGinnity, D. (Nashville Zoo, Tennessee, USA) & Powell, R. (Avila University, Kansas, USA). 2004. Celestus anelpistus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T39258A10180795. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T39258A10180795.en. Downloaded on 14 December 2015.
Powell, Robert and Henderson, Robert W. (2012). Island lists of West Indian amphibians and reptiles. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 51(2): 85-166. [considers this taxon possibly extinct]
Regalado, Pedro Galán. (2015). Los Anfibios y Reptiles Extinguidos: Herpetofauna Desaparecida Desde el Año 1500. Monografías de la Universidade da Coruña 155: 1-509.
Schools, Molly and Hedges, S. Blair. (2021). Phylogenetics, classification, and biogeography of the Neotropical forest lizards (Squamata, Diploglossidae). Zootaxa 4974(2): 201-257. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4974.2.1
http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Celestus&species=anelpistus
http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/12319/celestus-anelpistus-giant-hispaniolan-galliwasp