Comptus badius

Comptus badius
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Diploglossidae
Genus:	Comptus
Species:	C. badius
Binomial name
Comptus badius (Cope, 1868)
Synonyms
Celestus badiusCope, 1868

Comptus badius, the Navassa galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the family Diploglossidae ^[2] endemic to Navassa Island.

Taxonomy

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

References

1. Powell, R.; Inchaustegui, S.; Landestoy, M. (2016). "Celestus badius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T203022A115345714. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
2. "Comptus badius". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
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.