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Wetmorena haetiana

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Wetmorena haetiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diploglossidae
Genus: Wetmorena
Species:
W. haetiana
Binomial name
Wetmorena haetiana
Cochran, 1927
Synonyms

Celestus haetianus (Cochran, 1927)

Wetmorena haetiana, the Hispaniolan earless galliwasp or earless galliwasp, is an endangered species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family[2] endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (in the Dominican Republic and Haiti).

Taxonomy

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

References

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  1. ^ Landestoy, M.; Inchaustegui, S.; Hedges, B. (2016). "Celestus haetianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T203030A115346367. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Wetmorena haetiana". 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.