Diploglossus delasagra explained

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 Ramón de la Sagra.^[1]

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 12cm (05inches). A short-legged species, it is brown dorsally, dark brown to black laterally, and yellowish cream ventrally.

Reproduction

D. delasagra is oviparous.

Further reading

• Cocteau [J-T], Bibron [G] (1838). "Reptiles " pp. 1–143. In: de la Sagra R (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. 110–114 + Plate XX). (in Latin and Spanish).
• Schwartz A, Henderson RW (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. 118–119).

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]