Celestus fowleri, also known commonly as the bromeliad galliwasp and Fowler's galliwasp, is a species of lizard in the family Diploglossidae. The species is endemic to Jamaica.
Etymology
The specific name, fowleri, is in honor of American herpetologist .
Geographic range
C. fowleri is found only in northwestern Jamaica, in Trelawny Parish.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of C. fowleri is forest, at an altitude of .
Behavior
C. fowleri shelters in bromeliads at up to above the forest floor.
Reproduction
C. fowleri is ovoviviparous.
References
Further reading
- Schwartz A (1971). "A new species of bromeliad-inhabiting galliwasp (Sauria: Anguidae) from Jamaica". Breviora (371): 1âÂÂ10. (Diploglossus fowleri, new species).
- Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville, Florida: University of Florida Press. 714 pp. . (Celestus fowleri, new combination).
- 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 fowleri, p. 119).
- (2011). "Conservation of Jamaican amphibians and reptiles". pp. 273âÂÂ310. In: , Wilson BS, (editors) (2011). Conservation of Caribbean Island Herpetofaunas Volume 2: Regional Accounts of the West Indies. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill. 440 pp. .