Diploglossus garridoi

Diploglossus garridoi, also known commonly as the Cuban small-eared galliwasp, is a species of lizard in the family Diploglossidae. The species is endemic to Cuba.

Etymology The specific name, garridoi, is in honor of Cuban herpetologist Orlando H. Garrido.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Diploglossus garridoi, p. 98).

Geographic range D. garridoi is found in Granma Province, Cuba.

Habitat The preferred natural habitat of D. garridoi is forest, at altitudes of .

Reproduction D. garridoi is oviparous.

References

Further reading

Thomas R, Hedges SB (1998). "New Anguid Lizard (Diploglossus) from Cuba". Copeia 1998 (1): 97–103. (Diploglossus garridoi, new species). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).