Celestus jamesbondi SCHOOLS & HEDGES, 2024
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Celestus jamesbondi
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| Higher Taxa | Diploglossidae, Diploglossa, Anguimorpha, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Celestus jamesbondi SCHOOLS & HEDGES 2024: 68 Celestus crusculus crusculus — Grant 1940: 102 (part) Celestus crusculus — Schwartz & Henderson 1991: 369 (part) Celestus crusculus crusculus — Hedges et al. 2019: 17 (part) Celestus crusculus — Schools & Hedges 2021: 220 (part) Celestus crusculus — Landestoy et al. 2022: 204 (part) |
| Distribution | Jamaica Type locality: 6.4 km S of Port Maria, Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. USNM 328184, an adult female, collected by S. Blair Hedges and Carla Ann Hass on 10 August 1987 (18.31715, -76.88786; 59 m). Paratypes (n=40). JAMAICA. Saint Mary. AMNH 107325–9, Herndon G. Dowling, 2 mi w Port Maria, Dowling’s house, 18 December 1970; KU 229363, 6.1 mi w Oracabessa, 16 August 1967; KU 229364–5, 0.6 mi S Spring Valley, 17 August 1967; KU 229366, 4.3 mi w, thence 1 mi S Oracabessa, 17 August 1967; KU 229368, 8.6 mi wNw Annotto Bay, 18 August 1967; KU 229369–70, 3.3 mi w, thence 1.4 mi S Oracabessa, 18 August 1967; KU 229371–2, 2.8 mi w Oracabessa, 18 August 1967; KU 229373, 4.7 mi E Ocho Rios, 19 August 1967; KU 229374, 2.5 mi N Port Maria, 20 August 1967; KU 229375–6, 3.2 mi E Oracabessa, 21 August 1967; KU 229377, KU 229379, 2.8 mi E Oracabessa, 21–22 August 1967; KU 229378, 2 mi E Oracabessa, 22 August 1967; MCZ R-45149–50, Chapman Grant, None Such, 6 mi SE of Port Maria, 19 March 1938; MCZ R-45152–3, Chapman Grant, Brimmer Hall, 4 miles S of Port Maria, 19 March 1938; MCZ R-45154–5, Chapman Grant, N of Port Maria, 19 March 1938; USNM 328170, S. Blair Hedges and Carla Ann Hass, Clarendon, Jackson’s Bay (on beach at hunting club), 5 October 1984; USNM 328171, S. Blair Hedges and Carla Ann Hass, Clarendon, ca. 1.6 km ESE of Jackson’s Bay (at entrance to Jackson’s Bay Caves), 5 October 1984; USNM 328172, S. Blair Hedges and David Powars, vicinity of Jacks River (town of), 11 January 1984; USNM 328173, S. Blair Hedges and David Powars, ca. 1.6 km S of Oracabessa (on road to Jacks River), 11 January 1984; USNM 328174–5, S. Blair Hedges and Carla Ann Hass, 6.2 km w of Oracabessa, 25 May 1988; USNM 328176, S. Blair Hedges and Carla Ann Hass, St. Mary, Salt Gut (vicinity of Boscobel Airport, E side), 25 September 1985; USNM 328177–9, Leonard Buchnor, 2.9 km N of Port Maria, 29 May 1988; USNM 328180, 328182–328183, S. Blair Hedges and Carla Ann Hass, ca. 6.4 km S of Port Maria, 10 August 1987. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis. Celestus jamesbondi sp. nov. has (1) a dorsal pattern of absent/irregular dots/dots in chevrons, (2) head markings absent/present, (3) markings in the longitudinal paramedian area absent/present, (4) dots arranged in bars in the lateral band absent/present, (5) an adult SVL of 54.7–72.0 mm, (6) ventral scale rows, 91–112, (7) midbody scale rows, 35–44, (8) total lamellae on one hand, 30–36, (9) total strigae on ten scales, 101–173, (10) relative length of all digits on one hindlimb, 19.8–26.3 %, (11) relative distance between the angled subocular and mouth, 0.363–1.01 %, (12) relative eye length, 2.94–4.06 %, (13) relative forelimb length, 14.4–19.9 %, (14) relative ear width, 0.917–2.18 %, (15) relative rostral height, 1.62–2.35 %, (16) relative head length, 15.1–20.4 %, (17) relative mental width, 1.59–2.01 %, (18) relative postmental width, 2.61–2.92 %, (19) relative cloacal width, 6.59–9.08 %, (20) relative prefrontal width, 4.29–5.09 %, (21) relative largest supraocular width, 2.16–2.79 %, (22) relative longest finger length, 3.66–4.33 %, (23) relative distance between the ear and eye, 6.92–7.80 %, (24) relative head width, 76.0–80.8 %, (25) relative frontal width, 70.5–77.6 %, (26) relative nasal height, 1.12–1.21 %, (27) relative angled subocular height, 0.893–1.18 %, (28) relative distance between the eye and naris, 4.25–5.54 %, (29) relative canthal iii length, 1.75–2.16 %, (30) relative angled subocular width, 2.09–2.76 %, and (31) relative nasal length, 1.42–1.75 %. The species stem time is 2.33 Ma and the species crown time is 0.10 Ma (Fig. 4). we distinguish Celestus jamesbondi sp. nov. from other species of Celestus based on a complex of traits. From Celestus barbouri, we distinguish C. jamesbondi sp. nov. by the dorsal pattern (absent/irregular dots/dots in chevrons versus chevrons), the adult SVL (54.7–72.0 versus 78.4–93.6), the ventral scale rows (91–112 versus 118–151), and the midbody scale rows (35–44 versus 47–56). From C. capitulatus sp. nov., we distinguish C. jamesbondi sp. nov. by the relative frontal width (70.5–77.6 versus 78.1–81.6) and the relative width of canthal iii (1.75–2.16 versus 1.61–1.70). From C. crusculus, we distinguish C. jamesbondi sp. nov. by the relative frontal width (70.5–77.6 versus 82.6–91.1). From C. duquesneyi, we distinguish C. jamesbondi sp. nov. by the dorsal pattern (absent/irregular dots/dots in chevrons versus bands), the midbody scale rows (35–44 versus 48), the total lamellae on one hand (30–36 versus 64), the relative length of digits on one hindlimb (19.8–26.3 versus 31.4), the relative eye length (2.94–4.06 versus 4.36), the relative forelimb length (14.4–19.9 versus 24.4), the relative ear width (0.917–2.18 versus 2.45), the relative head length (15.1–20.4 versus 21.6), the relative mental width (1.59–2.01 versus 2.35), the relative postmental width (2.61–2.92 versus 3.19), the relative cloacal width (6.59–9.08 versus 9.98), the relative prefrontal width (4.29–5.09 versus 5.41), the relative longest finger length (3.66–4.33 versus 6.52), the relative head width (76.0–80.8 versus 64.6), the relative angled subocular height (0.893–1.18 versus 1.61), the relative width of canthal iii (1.75–2.16 versus 1.59), the relative angled subocular width (2.09–2.76 versus 2.90), and the relative nasal width (1.42–1.75 versus 2.01). From C. hesperius sp. nov., we distinguish C. jamesbondi sp. nov. by the relative frontal width (70.5–77.6 versus 80.5–86.1). From C. hewardi, we distinguish C. jamesbondi sp. nov. by the dorsal pattern (absent/irregular dots/dots in chevrons versus mottled/bands), the adult SVL (54.7–72.0 versus 129–171), the ventral scale rows (91–112 versus 113–137), the total lamellae on one hand (30–36 versus 50–61), the relative forelimb length (14.4–19.9 versus 22.2–24.6), and the relative longest finger length (3.66–4.33 versus 5.03–5.66). From C. macrolepis, we distinguish C. jamesbondi sp. nov. by the dorsal pattern (absent/irregular dots/dots in chevrons versus bicolored), the adult SVL (54.7–72.0 versus 254–316), the midbody scale rows (35–44 versus 46–48), the total lamellae on one hand (30–36 versus 52–54), the total strigae on ten scales (101–173 versus 398), the relative length of digits on one hindlimb (19.8–26.3 versus 27.5–28.0), the relative distance between angled subocular and mouth (0.363–1.01 versus 1.39–1.66), the relative forelimb length (14.4–19.9 versus 26.1–26.7), the relative postmental width (2.61–2.92 versus 3.81), the relative cloacal width (6.59–9.08 versus 11.2), the relative prefrontal width (4.29–5.09 versus 3.94), the relative longest finger length (3.66–4.33 versus 5.47–5.51), the relative distance between the ear and eye (6.92–7.80 versus 8.02–10.9), the relative frontal width (70.5–77.6 versus 78.4), and the relative distance between the eye and naris (4.25–5.54 versus 6.02). From C. macrotus, we distinguish C. jamesbondi sp. nov. by the dorsal pattern (absent/irregular dots/dots in chevrons versus chevrons/bands), the total lamellae on one hand (30–36 versus 39–40), the relative length of digits on one hindlimb (19.8–26.3 versus 30.2–31.2), the relative forelimb length (14.4–19.9 versus 22.4–25.0), the relative postmental width (2.61–2.92 versus 3.00), the relative largest supraocular width (2.16–2.79 versus 2.96–4.03), the relative longest finger length (3.66–4.33 versus 6.43–6.67), the relative frontal width (70.5–77.6 versus 57.6–66.1), the relative angled subocular width (2.09–2.76 versus 2.77–2.83), and the relative nasal width (1.42–1.75 versus 2.08–2.33). From C. microblepharis, we distinguish C. jamesbondi sp. nov. by the dorsal pattern (absent/irregular dots/dots in chevrons versus chevrons), the adult SVL (54.7–72.0 versus 96.4), the relative length of digits on one hindlimb (19.8–26.3 versus 16.6), the relative eye length (2.94–4.06 versus 1.83), the relative forelimb length (14.4–19.9 versus 14.2), the relative ear width (0.917–2.18 versus 0.446), the relative head length (15.1–20.4 versus 14.7), the relative mental width (1.59–2.01 versus 1.44), the relative postmental width (2.61–2.92 versus 2.47), the relative largest supraocular width (2.16–2.79 versus 2.06), the relative longest finger length (3.66–4.33 versus 3.11), the relative head width (76.0–80.8 versus 75.4), the relative nasal height (1.12–1.21 versus 0.726), the relative angled subocular height (0.893–1.18 versus 0.778), the relative width of canthal iii (1.75–2.16 versus 1.74), the relative angled subocular width (2.09–2.76 versus 2.90), and the relative nasal width (1.42–1.75 versus 1.11). From C. molesworthi, we distinguish C. jamesbondi sp. nov. by the adult SVL (54.7–72.0 versus 78.1–103), the relative postmental width (2.61–2.92 versus 2.97–3.08), and the relative distance between the ear and eye (6.92–7.80 versus 7.97–8.83). From C. occiduus, we distinguish C. jamesbondi sp. nov. by the adult SVL (54.7–72.0 versus 269–367), the midbody scale rows (35–44 versus 46–56), the total lamellae on one hand (30–36 versus 50–66), the total strigae on ten scales (101–173 versus 374), the relative distance between angled subocular and mouth (0.363–1.01 versus 1.26–1.27), the relative forelimb length (14.4–19.9 versus 23.5–23.9), the relative postmental width (2.61–2.92 versus 3.57), the relative longest finger length (3.66–4.33 versus 4.77–5.46), the relative distance between the ear and eye (6.92–7.80 versus 8.98–10.9), the relative head width (76.0–80.8 versus 73.8), the relative frontal width (70.5–77.6 versus 63.8), the relative angled subocular height (0.893–1.18 versus 1.30), the relative distance between the eye and naris (4.25–5.54 versus 6.51), and the relative nasal width (1.42–1.75 versus 1.83). From C. oligolepis sp. nov., we distinguish C. jamesbondi sp. nov. by the relative mental to vent scales (2.14–2.77 versus 2.80) (see Remarks). From C. striatus, we distinguish C. jamesbondi sp. nov. by the adult SVL (54.7–72.0 versus 145), the total lamellae on one hand (30–36 versus 59–66), the total strigae on ten scales (101–173 versus 279), the relative length of digits on one hindlimb (19.8–26.3 versus 37.8), the relative forelimb length (14.4–19.9 versus 26.1), the relative prefrontal width (4.29–5.09 versus 5.68), the relative longest finger length (3.66–4.33 versus 7.48), the relative distance between the ear and eye (6.92–7.80 versus 9.00), the relative head width (76.0–80.8 versus 82.1), the relative nasal height (1.12–1.21 versus 1.08), and the relative distance between the eye and naris (4.25–5.54 versus 6.16). (Schools & Hedges 2024) |
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| Etymology | Named after James Bond, curator of ornithology and expert on Caribbean birds at the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences in the 20th Century. Ian Fleming borrowed his name in 1953 for the fictional character in a series of books, starting with Casino Royale. The writer’s house, Goldeneye (near Oracabessa), where Fleming created the character, is in the range of this species, which is why we give it this name. |
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