Diploglossus delasagra, also known as the Cuban galliwasp, the Cuban pale-necked galliwasp, or la culebrita de cuatro patas (Cuban Spanish: "the little four-legged snake"), is a species of lizard in the family Diploglossidae endemic to Cuba.
Etymology
The specific name, delasagra, is in honor of Spanish botanist .
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of D. delasagra is forest, but it is also found in orchards and plantations.
Description
Small for the genus Diploglossus, adults of D. delasagra have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about . A short-legged species, it is brown dorsally, dark brown to black laterally, and yellowish cream ventrally.
Reproduction
D. delasagra is oviparous.
References
Further reading
- Cocteau [J-T], Bibron [G] (1838). "Reptiles " pp. 1âÂÂ143. In: (1838). Historia Fisica, Politica y Natural de la Isla de Cuba. Segunda Parte. Historia Natural. Tomo IV. Reptiles y Peces. Paris: Arthus Bertrand. 255 pp. ("SEINCUS [sic] DE LA SAGRA", new species, pp. 110âÂÂ114 + Plate XX). (in Latin and Spanish).
- Schwartz A, (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. 720 pp. . (Diploglossus delasagra, p. 404).
- 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 delasagra, pp. 118âÂÂ119).