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Comptus stenurus

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Comptus stenurus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
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 family[2] endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti).

Taxonomy

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It was formerly classified in the genus Celestus, but was moved to Comptus in 2021.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Inchaustegui, S.; Landestoy, M. (2016). "Celestus stenurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T203037A115346804. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  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.