Diploglossus delasagra

Diploglossus delasagra, also known as the Cuban galliwasp, the Cuban pale-necked galliwasp, or la culebrita de cuatro patas (Cuban Spanish: "the little four-legged snake"), is a species of lizard in the family Diploglossidae^[2] endemic to Cuba.

Diploglossus delasagra
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Diploglossidae
Genus:	Diploglossus
Species:	D. delasagra
Binomial name
Diploglossus delasagra (Cocteau, 1838)
Synonyms[2]
Seincus [sic] (Diploglossus) de la sagra Cocteau, 1838 Diploglossus sagrei — A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839 Celestus delasagra — Schwartz & Ogren, 1956 Diploglossus delasagra — Greer, 1967

Etymology

The specific name, delasagra, is in honor of Spanish botanist Ramón de la Sagra.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of D. delasagra is forest, but it is also found in orchards and plantations.^[1]

Description

Small for the genus Diploglossus, adults of D. delasagra have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 12 cm (4.7 in). A short-legged species, it is brown dorsally, dark brown to black laterally, and yellowish cream ventrally.^[2]

Reproduction

D. delasagra is oviparous.^[2]