''Celestus microblepharis'', the small-eyed galliwasp or tiny eyelid galliwasp, is a species of
lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia al ...
in the
Diploglossidae
Diploglossidae is a family of anguimorph lizards native to the Americas, with most genera being endemic to Hispaniola. Most members of this family (aside from the legless genus ''Ophiodes'') are known as galliwasps. They were formerly considered ...
family.
It is found only in
Jamaica
Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of Hispan ...
.
References
* Gibson, R. 1996.
Celestus microblepharis 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 18 July 2007.
Celestus
Reptiles described in 1959
Taxa named by Garth Underwood
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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