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Panolopus curtissi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Diploglossidae
Genus:	Panolopus
Species:	P. curtissi
Binomial name
Panolopus curtissi (Grant, 1951)
Synonyms
Celestus curtissi Grant, 1951 Diploglossus curtissi — Schwartz, 1964 Celestus curtissi — Schwartz & Henderson, 1991

Panolopus curtissi, also known commonly as Curtiss' galliwasp, Curtis's galliwasp, and the Hispaniolan khaki galliwasp, is a species of lizard in the family Diploglossidae endemic to the island of Hispaniola and surrounding islets.

Taxonomy

It was formerly classified in the genus Celestus, but was moved to Panolopus in 2021.

Etymology

The specific name, curtissi, is in honor of American naturalist Anthony Curtiss.

Geographic range

P. curtissi is found in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. curtissi is dry forest, at altitudes from sea level to 550 m (1,800 ft).

Description

Small for its genus, P. curtissi has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of less than 9 cm (3.5 in) as an adult.

Reproduction

P. curtissi is viviparous (ovoviviparous). Litter size is 2–5.

Subspecies

Four subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.

• Panolopus curtissi aporus (Schwartz), 1964
• Panolopus curtissi curtissi Grant, 1951
• Panolopus curtissi diastatus (Schwartz, 1964)
• Panolopus curtissi hylonomus (Schwartz, 1964)

References

1. ^ Inchaustegui, S.; Landestoy, M. (2016). "Celestus curtissi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T176250A71742200. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
2. ^ Celestus curtissi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 April 2022.
3. "Panolopus curtissi". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
4. 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.
5. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2022). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Celestus curtissi, p. 63).

Further reading

• Grant C (1951). "The Specific Characters of the Celesti, with the Description of a New Species of Celestus (Sauria, Anguidae)". Copeia 1951 (1): 67–69. (Celestus curtissi, new species).
• Schools M, Hedges SB (2021). "Phylogenetics, classification, and biogeography of the Neotropical forest lizards (Squamata, Diploglossidae)". Zootaxa 4974 (2): 201–257. (Panolopus curtissi, new combination).
• Schwartz A (1964). "Diploglossus costatus Cope (Sauria: Anguidae) and its relatives in Hispaniola". Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Scientific Publications (13): 1–57. (Diploglossus curtissi, new combination, p. 39; D. c. aporus, new subspecies, p. 45; D. c. diastatus, new subspecies, p. 42; D. c. hylonomus, new subspecies, p. 49).
• Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. 720 pp. ISBN 978-0813010496. (Celestus curtissi, p. 371).
• Schwartz A, Thomas R (1975). A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Diploglossus curtissi, pp. 117–118).

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