Biology:Comptus

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Short description: Genus of reptiles

Comptus
Cope's Galliwasp imported from iNaturalist photo 119751183 on 3 August 2022.jpg
Cope's galliwasp (C. stenurus)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diploglossidae
Subfamily: Celestinae
Genus: Comptus
Schools & Hedges, 2021
Species
  • C. badius
  • C. maculatus
  • C. stenurus

Comptus is a genus of diploglossid lizards native to the West Indies.

Taxonomy

All three species were previously classified in the genus Celestus.[1][2]

Species

There are three species in the genus, all of which are widely geographically separated from each other on different islands:

  • Comptus badius (Cope, 1868) – Navassa galliwasp
  • Comptus maculatus (Garman, 1888) – Cayman galliwasp
  • Comptus stenurus (Cope, 1862) – Hispaniolan keeled galliwasp or Cope's galliwasp

References

Wikidata ☰ Q113540485 entry