Comptus stenurus

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Comptus stenurus, the Hispaniolan keeled galliwasp or Cope's galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family[2] endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti).

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Anguimorpha
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Comptus stenurus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Anguimorpha
Family: Diploglossidae
Genus: Comptus
Species:
C. stenurus
Binomial name
Comptus stenurus
(Cope, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Celestus stenurus
  • Diploglossus stenurus
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Taxonomy

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

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