Comptus maculatus
Appearance
Comptus maculatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Diploglossidae |
Genus: | Comptus |
Species: | C. maculatus
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Binomial name | |
Comptus maculatus (Garman, 1888)
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Synonyms | |
Celestus maculatus |
Comptus maculatus, the Cayman galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family[2] endemic to the Cayman Islands.
Taxonomy
[edit]It was formerly classified in the genus Celestus, but was moved to Comptus in 2021.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Echternacht, A.; Hedges, B. (2016). "Celestus maculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T81044203A115513496. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Comptus maculatus". The Reptile Database. 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. S2CID 235687219.