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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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- Celestinae Genus Advenus – mountain forest galliwasp (one species) Genus Caribicus – Hispaniolan giant galliwasps (two extant species, one possibly extinct...
- The Jamaican giant galliwasp or sinking galliwasp (Celestus occiduus) is a possibly extinct species of lizard in the Diploglossidae. It was endemic to...
- World diploglossid lizards, with ten described species, commonly known as galliwasps. Several former Diploglossus species were moved to the genus Siderolamprus...
- legless lizard native to South America, nested within the otherwise legged galliwasps (Diploglossidae). Gymnophthalmidae – a large neotropical family containing...
- The Montserrat galliwasp (Diploglossus montisserrati) is a critically endangered species of lizard in the Diploglossidae family endemic to Montserrat...
- species, though three of these may be extinct. They are commonly known as galliwasps although the origin of this name is unclear. Formerly, this genus had...
- The Brazilian galliwasp (Diploglossus lessonae) is a carnivorous species of lizard endemic to northeastern Brazil. It is known in Brazil as the "Calango...
- There are two species of lizard named Garman's galliwasp: Celestus crusculus Celestus molesworthi This page is an index of articles on animal species...
- There are two species of lizard named Jamaican galliwasp: Celestus crusculus Celestus molesworthi This page is an index of articles on animal species...
- The dotted galliwasp or Malpelo galliwasp (Diploglossus millepunctatus) is a carnivorous species of lizard endemic to Malpelo Island, Colombia. Adults...