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Panolopus

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Panolopus
Marcano's galliwasp (P. marcanoi)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
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

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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

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "Search results | The Reptile Database". reptile-database.reptarium.cz. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
  2. ^ 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.