Biology:Panolopus

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Short description: Genus of diploglossid lizards

Panolopus
Marcano's galliwasp (P. marcanoi)
Scientific classification e
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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

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

  • 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

Wikidata ☰ Q113540490 entry