| Comptus | |
|---|---|
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| Cope's galliwasp (C. stenurus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Anguimorpha |
| Family: | Diploglossidae |
| Subfamily: | Celestinae |
| Genus: | Comptus Schools & Hedges, 2021 |
| Species | |
Comptus is a genus of diploglossid lizards native to the West Indies.
Taxonomy
All three species were previously classified in the genus Celestus.12
Species
There are three species in the genus, all of which are widely geographically separated from each other on different islands:
- Comptus badius (Cope, 1868) – Navassa galliwasp
- Comptus maculatus (Garman, 1888) – Cayman galliwasp
- Comptus stenurus (Cope, 1862) – Hispaniolan keeled galliwasp or Cope's galliwasp
References
References
- "Search results | The Reptile Database". reptile-database.reptarium.cz. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- Schools, Molly; Hedges, S. Blair (2021-05-20). "Phylogenetics, classification, and biogeography of the Neotropical forest lizards (Squamata, Diploglossidae)". Zootaxa. 4974 (2): 201–257. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4974.2.1. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 34186858.