Sauresia sepsoides, the Hispaniolan four-toed galliwasp or common four-toed galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family[2] endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti). It is the only member of the genus Sauresia.
| Sauresia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Diploglossidae |
| Subfamily: | Celestinae |
| Genus: | Sauresia Gray, 1852 |
| Species: | S. sepsoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Sauresia sepsoides Gray, 1852 | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Taxonomy
It was formerly classified in the genus Celestus, but was moved back to Sauresia in 2021.[3]
References
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