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Celestus molesworthi GRANT, 1940

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Higher TaxaDiploglossidae, Diploglossa, Anguimorpha, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Jamaican Galliwasp, Garman's Galliwasp, Eastern Jamaican Forest Lizard 
SynonymCelestus crusculus molesworthi GRANT 1940: 157
Celestus crusculus molesworthi — GRANT 1940: 104
Diploglossus crusculus molesworthi — GREER 1967
Celestus crusculus molesworthi — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1988
Celestus molesworthi — HEDGES et al. 2019
Celestus molesworthi — SCHOOLS & HEDGES 2021
Celestus molesworthi — SCHOOLS & HEDGES 2024: 87 
Distributioncoastal region of northeastern Jamaica

Type locality: Near Buff Bay, Portland Parish, Jamaica.  
Reproductionovovivparous 
TypesHolotype: MCZ 45184 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (515 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentSee also C. crusculus. 
EtymologyNamed after Mr. Delves Molesworth, until recently Secretary of the Institute of Jamaica. 
References
  • Grant C. 1940. Notes on the reptiles and amphibians of Jamaica, with diagnoses of new species and subspecies. In: Jamaica Today. Hazell, Watson, and Viney, London and Aylesbury, p.151-157.
  • Grant, C. 1940. The herpetology of Jamaica Il. The reptiles. Bull. Inst. Jamaica., Sci. Ser. 1: 61-148.
  • Greer, A.E. 1967. Notes on the mode of reproduction in anguid lizards. Herpetologica 23 (2): 94-99 - get paper here
  • Hedges SB, Powell R, Henderson RW, Hanson S, and Murphy JC 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
  • SCHOOLS, M., & HEDGES, S. B. 2024. A new forest lizard fauna from Caribbean islands (Squamata, Diploglossidae, Celestinae). Zootaxa, 5554(1): 1-306 - get paper here
  • SCHOOLS, MOLLY & S. BLAIR HEDGES 2021. Phylogenetics, classification, and biogeography of the Neotropical forest lizards (Squamata, Diploglossidae). Zootaxa 4974 (2): 201–257 - get paper here
  • Schwartz, A. & Henderson, R.W. 1988. West Indian Amphibian and Reptiles: A Checklist. Milwaukee Publ. Mus. Contr. Biol. Geol. No. 74: 264 pp. - get paper here
 
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