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Comptus (lizard)
''Comptus'' is a genus of diploglossid lizards native to the West Indies. Taxonomy All three species were previously classified in the genus ''Celestus ''Celestus'' is a genus of diploglossid lizards endemic to Jamaica and containing about 11 species, though three of these may be extinct. Formerly, this genus had more than 31 species, but a 2021 phylogenetic study found this classification to ...''. Species There are three species in the genus, all of which are widely geographically separated from each other on different islands: * '' Comptus badius'' – Navassa galliwasp * '' Comptus maculatus'' – Cayman galliwasp * '' Comptus stenurus'' – Hispaniolan keeled galliwasp or Cope's galliwasp References {{reflist Comptus Lizard genera Lizards of the Caribbean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cope's Galliwasp
''Comptus stenurus'', the Hispaniolan keeled galliwasp or Cope's galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family (biology), family endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti). Taxonomy It was formerly classified in the genus ''Celestus'', but was moved to ''Comptus (lizard), Comptus'' in 2021. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q2943954 Comptus Reptiles described in 1862 Endemic fauna of Hispaniola Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comptus Badius
''Comptus badius'', the Navassa galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family endemic to Navassa Island. Taxonomy It was formerly classified in the genus ''Celestus ''Celestus'' is a genus of diploglossid lizards endemic to Jamaica and containing about 11 species, though three of these may be extinct. Formerly, this genus had more than 31 species, but a 2021 phylogenetic study found this classification to ...'', but was moved to '' Comptus'' in 2021. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q2943929 Comptus Reptiles described in 1868 Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comptus Maculatus
''Comptus maculatus'', the Cayman galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family endemic to the Cayman Islands. Taxonomy It was formerly classified in the genus ''Celestus'', but was moved to ''Comptus ''Comptus'' is a genus of diploglossid lizards native to the West Indies. Taxonomy All three species were previously classified in the genus ''Celestus''. Species There are three species in the genus, all of which are widely geographically se ...'' in 2021. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q81852035 Comptus Reptiles described in 1888 Reptiles of the Cayman Islands Endemic fauna of the Cayman Islands Taxa named by Samuel Garman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comptus Stenurus
''Comptus stenurus'', the Hispaniolan keeled galliwasp or Cope's galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti). Taxonomy It was formerly classified in the genus ''Celestus'', but was moved to ''Comptus ''Comptus'' is a genus of diploglossid lizards native to the West Indies. Taxonomy All three species were previously classified in the genus ''Celestus''. Species There are three species in the genus, all of which are widely geographically se ...'' in 2021. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q2943954 Comptus Reptiles described in 1862 Endemic fauna of Hispaniola Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family (taxonomy), family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diploglossidae
Diploglossidae is a family of anguimorph lizards native to the Americas, with most genera being endemic to Hispaniola. Most members of this family (aside from the legless genus '' Ophiodes'') are known as galliwasps. They were formerly considered a subfamily of Anguidae, but genetic evidence has shown them to be less closely related to other members of Anguidae than Anniellidae is. Taxonomy Phylogenetic evidence supports an early Cenozoic origin for the family. Species were previously only classified into 3 genera ('' Celestus'', '' Diploglossus'', and '' Ophiodes''), but a 2021 study found these genera to be paraphyletic, and thus further split them into more genera, classified within 3 different subfamilies (the celestines, diploglossines, and siderolamprines). The siderolamprines and a single celestine radiated throughout most of Central America, the diploglossines radiated throughout South America, and both the celestines and diploglossines radiated throughout the Caribbean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia although some lizards are more closely related to these two excluded groups than they are to other lizards. Lizards range in size from chameleons and geckos a few centimeters long to the 3-meter-long Komodo dragon. Most lizards are quadrupedal, running with a strong side-to-side motion. Some lineages (known as "legless lizards"), have secondarily lost their legs, and have long snake-like bodies. Some such as the forest-dwelling ''Draco'' lizards are able to glide. They are often territorial, the males fighting off other males and signalling, often with bright colours, to attract mates and to intimidate rivals. Lizards are mainly carnivorous, often being sit-and-wait predators; many smaller species eat insects, while the Komodo eats mammals a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Indies
The West Indies is a subregion of North America, surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea that includes 13 independent island countries and 18 dependencies and other territories in three major archipelagos: the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Lucayan Archipelago. The subregion includes all the islands in the Antilles, plus The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands, which are in the North Atlantic Ocean. Nowadays, the term West Indies is often interchangeable with the term Caribbean, although the latter may also include some Central and South American mainland nations which have Caribbean coastlines, such as Belize, French Guiana, Guyana, and Suriname, as well as the Atlantic island nations of Barbados, Bermuda, and Trinidad and Tobago, all of which are geographically distinct from the three main island groups, but culturally related. Origin and use of the term In 1492, Christopher Columbus became the first European to record his arri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celestus
''Celestus'' is a genus of diploglossid lizards endemic to Jamaica and containing about 11 species, though three of these may be extinct. Formerly, this genus had more than 31 species, but a 2021 phylogenetic study found this classification to be paraphyletic and split those species into their own genera. Species *'' Celestus barbouri'' – limestone forest galliwasp *'' Celestus crusculus'' – Jamaican galliwasp, Garman's galliwasp *'' Celestus duquesneyi'' – Duquesney's galliwasp, blue-tailed galliwasp *'' Celestus fowleri'' – bromeliad galliwasp, Fowler's galliwasp *'' Celestus hewardi'' – Heward's galliwasp *'' Celestus macrolepis'' (possibly extinct) *'' Celestus microblepharis'' – small-eyed galliwasp, tiny eyelid galliwasp *'' Celestus molesworthi'' *''Celestus occiduus'' – Jamaican giant galliwasp (possibly extinct) *'' Celestus striatus'' (possibly extinct) ''Nota bene'': a binomial authority In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celestus Badius
''Comptus badius'', the Navassa galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family endemic to Navassa Island. Taxonomy It was formerly classified in the genus ''Celestus'', but was moved to ''Comptus ''Comptus'' is a genus of diploglossid lizards native to the West Indies. Taxonomy All three species were previously classified in the genus ''Celestus''. Species There are three species in the genus, all of which are widely geographically se ...'' in 2021. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q2943929 Comptus Reptiles described in 1868 Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
