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Comptus stenurus

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Species of lizard

Comptus stenurus
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
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 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.

References

  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.
Taxon identifiers
Celestus stenurus
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