Wetmorena

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Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Anguimorpha
Wetmorena
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Anguimorpha
Family: Diploglossidae
Subfamily: Celestinae
Genus: Wetmorena
Cochran, 1927
Species

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

There are two species, both of which were formerly classified in the genus Celestus until the genus Wetmorena was revived for them in 2021.[1][2]

Conservation

Both species in the genus are endangered.

Etymology

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