Caribicus darlingtoni

Caribicus darlingtoni, also known commonly as Darlington's galliwasp and the Hispaniolan striped galliwasp, is a species of lizard in the family Diploglossidae. 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.

Etymology

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

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. darlingtoni is Hispaniolan pine forests, at altitudes of .

Description

Males of C. darlingtoni may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . Females are about one fifth smaller, only attaining SVL.

Reproduction

C. darlingtoni is oviparous.

References

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. . (Celestus darlingtoni, p. 372).