Wetmorena agasepsoides
Appearance
(Redirected from Celestus agasepsoides)
Wetmorena agasepsoides | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Diploglossidae |
Genus: | Wetmorena |
Species: | W. agasepsoides
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Binomial name | |
Wetmorena agasepsoides (Thomas, 1971)
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Synonyms | |
Celestus agasepsoides (Thomas, 1971) |
Wetmorena agasepsoides, the serpentine four-toed galliwasp, is an endangered species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family[2] endemic to the Dominican Republic on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola.
Taxonomy
[edit]It was formerly classified in the genus Celestus, but was moved to Wetmorena in 2021.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Landestoy, M.; Inchaustegui, S. (2016). "Celestus agasepsoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T203021A128944834. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Wetmorena agasepsoides". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ 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.