Comptus
Genus of reptiles
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Comptus is a genus of diploglossid lizards native to the West Indies.
| Comptus | |
|---|---|
| |
| Cope's galliwasp (C. stenurus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Anguimorpha |
| Family: | Diploglossidae |
| Subfamily: | Celestinae |
| Genus: | Comptus Schools & Hedges, 2021 |
| Species | |
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