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Definition of Galliwasp

Galliwasp
Galliwasp Gal"li*wasp`, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zo["o]l.) A West Indian lizard (Celestus occiduus), about a foot long, imagined by the natives to be venomous.

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- members of this family (aside from the legless genus Ophiodes) are known as galliwasps. They were formerly considered a subfamily of Anguidae, but genetic evidence...
- The Jamaican giant galliwasp or sinking galliwasp (Celestus occiduus) is a possibly extinct species of lizard in the Diploglossidae. It was endemic to...
- The Brazilian galliwasp (Diploglossus lessonae) is a carnivorous species of lizard in the family Diploglossidae. The species is endemic to Brazil. It...
- There are two species of lizard named Garman's galliwasp: Celestus crusculus Celestus molesworthi This page is an index of articles on animal species...
- Caribicus anelpistus, the Altagracia giant galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family endemic to the Dominican Republic on the Caribbean...
- The dotted galliwasp or Malpelo galliwasp (Diploglossus millepunctatus) is a carnivorous species of lizard endemic to Malpelo Island, Colombia. Adults...
- The Montserrat galliwasp (Diploglossus montisserrati) is a critically endangered species of lizard in the Diploglossidae family endemic to Montserrat...
- World diploglossid lizards, with ten described species, commonly known as galliwasps. Several former Diploglossus species were moved to the genus Siderolamprus...
- Croix skink (Capitellum parvicruzae) San Cristobal galliwasp (Celestus anelpistus) Jamaica giant galliwasp (Celestus occiduus) Contomastix vittata Okoloma...
- Caribicus darlingtoni, also known commonly as Darlington's galliwasp and the Hispaniolan striped galliwasp, is a species of lizard in the family Diploglossidae...