| Wetmorena | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Diploglossidae |
| Subfamily: | Celestinae |
| Genus: | Wetmorena Cochran, 1927 |
| Species | |
Wetmorena is a genus of diploglossid lizards endemic to the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean, occurring in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
There are two species, both of which were formerly classified in the genus Celestus until the genus Wetmorena was revived for them in 2021. [1] [2]
Both species in the genus are endangered.
The genus was named after American ornithologist Alexander Wetmore.
Celestus is a genus of diploglossid lizards endemic to Jamaica and containing about 11 species, though three of these may be extinct. Formerly, this genus had more than 31 species, but a 2021 phylogenetic study found this classification to be paraphyletic and split those species into their own genera.
Diploglossus is a genus of New World diploglossid lizards, with 20 described species, commonly known as galliwasps.
Diploglossidae is a family of anguimorph lizards native to the Americas, with most genera being endemic to Hispaniola. Most members of this family are known as galliwasps. They were formerly considered a subfamily of Anguidae, but genetic evidence has shown them to be less closely related to other members of Anguidae than Anniellidae is.
Wetmorena agasepsoides, the serpentine four-toed galliwasp, is an endangered species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family endemic to the Dominican Republic on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola.
Panolopus costatus, the Hispaniolan smooth galliwasp or common Hispaniolan galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family. It is endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola.
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.
Siderolamprus enneagrammus, the Huaxteca lesser galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family. It is found in Mexico.
Wetmorena haetiana, the Hispaniolan earless galliwasp or earless galliwasp, is an endangered species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola.
Siderolamprus ingridae, Ingrid’s galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family. It is found in Mexico.
Siderolamprus legnotus, Campbell's galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family. It is found in Mexico.
Siderolamprus rozellae, Rozella's lesser galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family. It is found in Mexico.
Sauresia sepsoides, the Hispaniolan four-toed galliwasp or common four-toed galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. It is the only member of the genus Sauresia.
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.
Diploglossus bilobatus, O'Shaughnessy's galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, and Nicaragua.
Advenus montisilvestris, the mountain forest galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family. It is the only member of the genus Advenus, as well as the only species of the subfamily Celestinae that is found outside of the Caribbean.
Siderolamprus owenii, Owen's galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family. It is found in Mexico and Guatemala. It was named after British biologist and paleontologist Richard Owen.
Caribicus is a genus of diploglossid lizards endemic to the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean, in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
Comptus is a genus of diploglossid lizards native to the West Indies.
Panolopus is a genus of diploglossid lizards endemic to the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean, in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
Siderolamprus is a genus of lizard in the family Diploglossidae. They are found throughout much of Central America. They are considered the only members of the subfamily Siderolamprinae, although Diploglossus bilobatus is sometimes reclassified into the monotypic genus Mesoamericus and placed with them.