Caribicus anelpistus (SCHWARTZ, GRAHAM, & DUVAL, 1979)
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Caribicus anelpistus
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| Higher Taxa | Diploglossidae, Diploglossa, Anguimorpha, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: ALTAGRACIA GIANT GALLIWASP |
| Synonym | Diploglossus anelpistus SCHWARTZ, GRAHAM & DUVAL 1979:3 Diploglossus anelpistus — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 402 Celestus anelpistus — POWELL et al. 1996: 65 Celestus warreni anelpistus — HALLERMANN & BÖHME 2002 Caribicus anelpistus — SCHOOLS & HEDGES 2021 Celestus anelpistus — LINDKEN et al. 2024 Caribicus anelpistus — SCHOOLS & HEDGES 2024: 26 |
| Distribution | Hispaniola (SC Dominican Republic) Type locality: Ingenio Catarey, "Come Hombre," Villa Altagracia, San Cristóbal Province, República Dominicana. |
| Reproduction | ovoviviparous (Schwartz 1979, Schools & Hedges 2024) |
| Types | Holotype: USNM 197336. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Caribicus anelpistus has (1) a dorsal pattern of bands, (2) head markings present, (3) markings in the longitudinal paramedian area absent/present, (4) dots arranged in bars in the lateral band absent, (5) an adult SVL of 279 mm, (6) ventral scale rows, 81–107, (7) midbody scale rows, 33–40, (8) total lamellae on one hand, 43–48, (9) total strigae on ten scales, 471, (10) relative length of all digits on one hindlimb, 24.6 %, (11) relative distance between the angled subocular and mouth, 1.24 %, (12) relative eye length, 3.69 %, (13) relative forelimb length, 21.0 %, (14) relative ear width, 1.15 %, (15) relative rostral height, 2.03 %, (16) relative head length, 23.8 %, (17) relative mental width, 1.82 %, (18) relative postmental width, 3.87 %, (19) relative cloacal width, 10.8 %, (20) relative prefrontal width, 5.38 %, (21) relative largest supraocular width, 2.31 %, (22) relative longest finger length, 4.98 %, (23) relative distance between the ear and eye, 10.6 %, (24) relative head width, 77.0 %, (25) relative frontal width, 89.3 %, (26) relative nasal height, 1.11 %, (27) relative angled subocular height, 1.89 %, (28) relative distance between the eye and naris, 5.23 %, (29) relative canthal iii length, 1.64 %, (30) relative angled subocular width, 2.27 %, and (31) relative nasal length, 1.80 %. No genetic data are available for estimating the species stem time or crown time. Caribicus anelpistus has the smallest relative length of digits on one hindlimb (24.6), relative auricular length (1.15), and relative canthal iii length (1.64) of the genus. This species also has the largest relative head length (23.8), relative postmental width (3.87), relative cloacal width (10.8), relative distance between the ear and eye (10.6), relative frontal width (89.3), and relative angled subocular height (1.89) of the genus. From Caribicus darlingtoni, we distinguish C. anelpistus by the dorsal pattern (bands versus lineate), the adult SVL (279 versus 61.1–74.9), the total lamellae on one hand (43–48 versus 33–39), the total strigae on ten scales (471 versus 90–120), the relative length of digits on one hindlimb (24.6 versus 26.1–31.9), the relative distance between angled subocular and mouth (1.24 versus 0.768–1.13), the relative ear width (1.15 versus 1.17–1.85), the relative head length (23.8 versus 17.4–20.0), the relative mental width (1.82 versus 2.05–2.52), the relative postmental width (3.87 versus 2.70–3.21), the relative cloacal width (10.8 versus 7.08–8.48), the relative largest supraocular width (2.31 versus 2.70–3.12), the relative distance between the ear and eye (10.6 versus 6.83–8.58), the relative frontal width (89.3 versus 74.3–80.7), the relative nasal height (1.11 versus 1.14–1.45), the relative angled subocular height (1.89 versus 0.810–1.05), and the relative width of canthal iii (1.64 versus 1.68–2.03). From C. warreni, we distinguish C. anelpistus by the relative length of digits on one hindlimb (24.6 versus 27.0–27.3), the relative ear width (1.15 versus 1.20–1.88), and the relative rostral height (2.03 versus 1.55–1.99). (Schools & Hedges 2024) Additional details (741 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | For illustrations see Schwartz, Graham, and Duval, 1979; Henderson, 1988. Abundance: only known from its original description (Meiri et al. 2017). |
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