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Distribution

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Continent: Caribbean
Distribution: Hispaniola (SW Dominican Republic)
Type locality: Barreras, Azua Province, República Dominicana.
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Wetmorena agasepsoides

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Wetmorena agasepsoides, the serpentine four-toed galliwasp, is an endangered species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family[2] endemic to the Dominican Republic on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola.

Taxonomy

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

References

  1. ^ Landestoy, M.; Inchaustegui, S. (2016). "Celestus agasepsoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T203021A128944834. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Wetmorena agasepsoides". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
  3. ^ Schools, Molly; Hedges, S. Blair (2021-05-20). "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.
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Wetmorena agasepsoides: Brief Summary

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Wetmorena agasepsoides, the serpentine four-toed galliwasp, is an endangered species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family endemic to the Dominican Republic on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola.

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