Wetmorena agasepsoides

Wetmorena agasepsoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diploglossidae
Genus: Wetmorena
Species:
W. agasepsoides
Binomial name
Wetmorena agasepsoides
(Thomas, 1971)
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

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

References

  1. ^ Landestoy, M.; Inchaustegui, S. (2016). "Celestus agasepsoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T203021A128944834. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Wetmorena agasepsoides". 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.