Panolopus
| Panolopus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Marcano's galliwasp (P. marcanoi) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Anguimorpha |
| Family: | Diploglossidae |
| Subfamily: | Celestinae |
| Genus: | Panolopus Cope, 1862 |
| Species | |
Panolopus is a genus of diploglossid lizards endemic to the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean, in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
Taxonomy
[edit]There are three species in this genus, all of which were formerly classified in the genus Celestus until the genus Panolopus was revived for them in 2021.[1][2]
Species
[edit]- Panolopus costatus Cope, 1862 – Hispaniolan smooth galliwasp or common Hispaniolan galliwasp
- Panolopus curtissi (Grant, 1951) – Curtiss' galliwasp or Hispaniolan khaki galliwasp
- Panolopus marcanoi (Schwartz & Incháustegui, 1976) – Marcano's galliwasp or Pico Duarte galliwasp
References
[edit]- ↑ "Search results | The Reptile Database". reptile-database.reptarium.cz. 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.