Celestus occiduus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

View Printer Friendly

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	REPTILIA	SQUAMATA	ANGUIDAE

Scientific Name:

Celestus occiduus

Species Authority:

(Shaw, 1802)

Common Name/s:

English

–

Jamaica Giant Galliwasp, Sinking Galliwasp

Synonym/s:

Lacerta occidua Shaw, 1802

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Extinct ver 2.3

Year Published:

1996

Annotations:

Needs updating

Assessor/s:

World Conservation Monitoring Centre

Reviewer/s:

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Last recorded in 1840, it is thought that the introduction of predatory species (e.g., mongooses) to Jamaica resulted in the extinction of Celestus occiduus.

History:

1994

–

Extinct? (Groombridge 1994)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Celestus occiduus was known from Jamaica.
Countries:	Regionally extinct: Jamaica
Range Map:	Click here to open the map viewer and explore range.

Population [top]

Population:	The last record of this species was in 1840.

Population:

The last record of this species was in 1840.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems:	Terrestrial

Systems:

Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The introduction of predatory species (e.g., mongooses) may have resulted in the extinction of the Jamaica Giant Galliwasp.

Major Threat(s):

The introduction of predatory species (e.g., mongooses) may have resulted in the extinction of the Jamaica Giant Galliwasp.

Citation:	World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Celestus occiduus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 May 2013.
Disclaimer:	To make use of this information, please check the <Terms of Use>.
Feedback:	If you see any errors or have any questions or suggestions on what is shown on this page, please fill in the feedback form so that we can correct or extend the information provided