Panolopus curtissi

Panolopus curtissi
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. curtissi
Binomial name
Panolopus curtissi (Grant, 1951)
Synonyms[2]
Celestus curtissi Grant, 1951 Diploglossus curtissi — Schwartz, 1964 Celestus curtissi — Schwartz & Henderson, 1991

Geographic distribution of Celestus curtissi

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.[3]

Taxonomy

It was formerly classified in the genus Celestus, but was moved to Panolopus in 2021.[4]

Etymology

The specific name, curtissi, is in honor of American naturalist Anthony Curtiss.[5]

Geographic range

P. curtissi is found in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. curtissi is dry forest, at altitudes from sea level to 550 m (1,800 ft).[1]

Description

Small for its genus, P. curtissi has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of less than 9 cm (3.5 in) as an adult.[2]

Reproduction

P. curtissi is viviparous (ovoviviparous). Litter size is 2–5.[1][2]

Subspecies

Four subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]

• Panolopus curtissi aporus (Schwartz), 1964
• Panolopus curtissi curtissi Grant, 1951
• Panolopus curtissi diastatus (Schwartz, 1964)
• Panolopus curtissi hylonomus (Schwartz, 1964)

References

1. Inchaustegui, S.; Landestoy, M. (2016). "Celestus curtissi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T176250A71742200. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
2. Celestus curtissi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 April 2022.
3. "Panolopus curtissi". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
4. 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.
5. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2022). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Celestus curtissi, p. 63).

Further reading

• Grant C (1951). "The Specific Characters of the Celesti, with the Description of a New Species of Celestus (Sauria, Anguidae)". Copeia 1951 (1): 67–69. (Celestus curtissi, new species).
• Schools M, Hedges SB (2021). "Phylogenetics, classification, and biogeography of the Neotropical forest lizards (Squamata, Diploglossidae)". Zootaxa 4974 (2): 201–257. (Panolopus curtissi, new combination).
• Schwartz A (1964). "Diploglossus costatus Cope (Sauria: Anguidae) and its relatives in Hispaniola". Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Scientific Publications (13): 1–57. (Diploglossus curtissi, new combination, p. 39; D. c. aporus, new subspecies, p. 45; D. c. diastatus, new subspecies, p. 42; D. c. hylonomus, new subspecies, p. 49).
• Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. 720 pp. ISBN 978-0813010496. (Celestus curtissi, p. 371).
• Schwartz A, Thomas R (1975). A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Diploglossus curtissi, pp. 117–118).