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Wetmorena agasepsoides

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Species of lizard

Wetmorena agasepsoides
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diploglossidae
Genus: Wetmorena
Species: W. agasepsoides
Binomial name
Wetmorena agasepsoides
(Thomas, 1971)
Synonyms

Celestus agasepsoides (Thomas, 1971)

Wetmorena agasepsoides, the serpentine four-toed galliwasp, is an endangered species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family endemic to the Dominican Republic on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola.

Taxonomy

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

References

  1. Landestoy, M.; Inchaustegui, S. (2016). "Celestus agasepsoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T203021A128944834. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  2. "Wetmorena agasepsoides". 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 agasepsoides
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