Panolopus

Genus of diploglossid lizards From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Panolopus is a genus of diploglossid lizards endemic to the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean, in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Anguimorpha
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Panolopus
Marcano's galliwasp (P. marcanoi)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Anguimorpha
Family: Diploglossidae
Subfamily: Celestinae
Genus: Panolopus
Cope, 1862
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Taxonomy

There are three species in this genus, all of which were formerly classified in the genus Celestus until the genus Panolopus was revived for them in 2021.[1][2]

Species

  • Panolopus costatus Cope, 1862 – Hispaniolan smooth galliwasp or common Hispaniolan galliwasp
  • Panolopus curtissi (Grant, 1951) – Curtiss' galliwasp or Hispaniolan khaki galliwasp
  • Panolopus marcanoi (Schwartz & Incháustegui, 1976) – Marcano's galliwasp or Pico Duarte galliwasp

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