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Comptus stenurus

Comptus stenurus, the Hispaniolan keeled galliwasp or Cope's galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola.

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Comptus stenurus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Anguimorpha
Family: Diploglossidae
Genus: Comptus
Species:
C. stenurus
Binomial name
Comptus stenurus
(Cope, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Celestus stenurus
  • Diploglossus stenurus

Comptus stenurus, the Hispaniolan keeled galliwasp or Cope's galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family2 endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti).

Taxonomy

It was formerly classified in the genus Celestus, but was moved to Comptus in 2021.3

References

References

  1. Inchaustegui, S.; Landestoy, M. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Celestus stenurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T203037A115346804. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T203037A2758935.en.
  2. Celestus stenurus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 April 2022.
  3. 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. S2CID 235687219.