Comptus stenurus

Comptus stenurus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific 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 family ^[2] 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

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.