Celestus molesworthi (Grant, 1940:157)
Portland Coast galliwasp, Portland Coast forest lizard, Eastern Jamaican forest lizard
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Celestus crusculus molesworthi Grant, 1940:157 (basionym); Diploglossus crusculus molesworthi (Grant, 1940:157)
Conservation Status
Missing
Last record: 1960's; 24 July 1981 (Schools & Hedges, 2024)
IUCN RedList status: Endangered
Considered possibly extinct by (Powell & Henderson, 2012).
Distribution
Jamaica
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Holotype: MCZ R-45184 (Schools & Hedges, 2024)
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Grant, Chapman. (1940b). Notes on the reptiles and amphibians of Jamaica, with diagnoses of new species and subspecies. Jamaica To-day. London and Aylesbury: Hazell, Watson, and Viney, Ltd.
Other references:
Grant, Chapman. (1940a). II. The reptiles, pp. 61-148. In: Lynn, W. G. & Grant, C. (Eds.), The Herpetology of Jamaica. The Institute of Jamaica, Kingston.
Greer, A. E. (1967). Notes on the mode of reproduction in anguid lizards. Herpetologica 23(2): 94-99.
Hedges, S. Blair, Powell, R., Henderson, R. W., Hanson, S. and Murphy, J. C. (2019). Definition of the Caribbean Islands biogeographic region, with checklist and recommendations for standardized common names of amphibians and reptiles. Caribbean Herpetology 67: 1-53. https://doi.org/10.31611/ch.67
Hedges, S. Blair and Wilson, B. S. (2016). Celestus molesworthi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T75166713A75171971. Downloaded on 17 December 2016.
Henderson, R. W. and Powell, R. (2009). Natural History of West Indian Reptiles and Amphibians. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
Landestoy, M., Schools, M. and Hedges, S. Blair. (2022) A new genus and species of Caribbean forest lizard (Diploglossidae; Celestinae) from southern Hispaniola. Zootaxa 5219(3): 201-226.
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 as possibly extinct]
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
Schools, Molly and Hedges, S. Blair. (2024). A new forest lizard fauna from Caribbean islands (Squamata, Diploglossidae, Celestinae). Zootaxa 5554(1): 1-306. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5554.1.1
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