Wetmorena
Genus of reptiles
| Wetmorena | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Diploglossidae |
| Subfamily: | Celestinae |
| Genus: | Wetmorena Cochran, 1927 |
| Species | |
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Wetmorena is a genus of diploglossid lizards endemic to the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean, occurring in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
Taxonomy
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
The genus was named after American ornithologist Alexander Wetmore.
Species
- Wetmorena agasepsoides (Thomas, 1971) – serpentine four-toed galliwasp
- Wetmorena haetiana Cochran, 1927 – Hispaniolan earless galliwasp or earless galliwasp
References
- ^ "Search results | The Reptile Database". reptile-database.reptarium.cz. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ Schools, Molly; Hedges, S. Blair (20 May 2021). "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.
