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(Redirected from Celestus maculatus) Species of lizard

Comptus maculatus
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diploglossidae
Genus: Comptus
Species: C. maculatus
Binomial name
Comptus maculatus
(Garman, 1888)
Synonyms

Celestus maculatus

Comptus maculatus, the Cayman galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family endemic to the Cayman Islands.

Taxonomy

It was formerly classified in the genus Celestus, but was moved to Comptus in 2021.

References

  1. Echternacht, A.; Hedges, B. (2016). "Celestus maculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T81044203A115513496. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  2. "Comptus maculatus". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
  3. 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.
Taxon identifiers
Celestus maculatus
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