Comptus maculatus

Comptus maculatus, the Cayman galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family[2] endemic to the Cayman Islands.

Comptus maculatus
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

Taxonomy

It was formerly classified in the genus Celestus, but was moved to Comptus in 2021.[3]

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.
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