Guarocuyus jaraguanus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Diploglossa

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Anguimorpha Infraordo: Neoanguimorpha Superfamilia: Diploglossa

Familia: Diploglossidae
Subfamilia: Celestinae
Genus: Guarocuyus
Species: Guarocuyus jaraguanus

Name

Guarocuyus jaraguanus Landestoy, Schools & Hedges, 2022: 210

• Holotype: MNHNSD 23.3937 (MALT1004), ♂, collected by Miguel A. Landestoy on 22 September 2021.
• Type locality: “Cayo de las Iguanas, Laguna de Oviedo, Parque Nacional Jaragua, Pedernales Province, Dominican Republic (17.73205, -71.37126, datum WGS84; elev. near sea level)”.

References

Primary references

• Landestoy T., M.A., Schools, M. & Hedges, S.B. 2022. A new genus and species of Caribbean forest lizard (Diploglossidae; Celestinae) from southern Hispaniola. Zootaxa 5219(3): 201–226. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5219.3.1 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Jaragua Forest Lizard