Panolopus costatus

Panolopus costatus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Diploglossidae
Genus:	Panolopus
Species:	P. costatus
Binomial name
Panolopus costatus Cope, 1862
Synonyms
Celestus costatus(Cope, 1862)

Panolopus costatus, the Hispaniolan smooth galliwasp or common Hispaniolan galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family. ^[2] It is 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 Panolopus in 2021. ^{[2] [3]} With 11 subspecies, and a wide range, P. costatus may represent a species complex.

References

1. Landestoy, M.; Inchaustegui, S. (2016). "Celestus costatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T203027A115346051. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
2. "Panolopus costatus". 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.