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Wetmorena agasepsoides (THOMAS, 1971)

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Higher TaxaDiploglossidae, Diploglossa, Anguimorpha, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: SERPENTINE FOUR-TOED GALLIWASP 
SynonymDiploglossus agasepsoides THOMAS 1971:2.
Sauresia agasepsoides — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 462
Celestus agasepsoides — WHITE & POWELL 1996
Sauresia agasepsoides — WIENS & SLINGLUFF 2001
Celestus agasepsoides — POWELL & HENDERSON 2012
Wetmorena agasepsoides — SCHOOLS & HEDGES 2021
Wetmorena agasepsoides — SCHOOLS & HEDGES 2024: 256 
DistributionHispaniola (SW Dominican Republic)

Type locality: Barreras, Azua Province, República Dominicana (18.3228, -70.9042; 155 m).  
Reproductionovoviviparous 
TypesHolotype: USNM 166964.
Material examinedby Schools & Hedges 2024 (n=10). DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Azua. KU 93387, Barreras, 25 July 1969; USNM 166963, Barreras, 22 July 1969; USNM 166964, Richard Thomas, Barreras, 22 July 1969. Barahona. ANSP 38712, S. Blair Hedges and Richard Thomas, Canoa, 0.3 km S, 13.5 km E (airline), 19 June 1985; ANSP 38713–4, Richard Thomas and S. Blair Hedges, Canoa, 13.7 km due E (airline), 19 June 1985. Pedernales. ANSP 38710–1, S. Blair Hedges, Richard Thomas, and locals, Bucan Detwi, 6 January 1998; ANSP 38715, Richard Thomas and S. Blair Hedges, 14.5 km S of Los Arroyos, 12 August 1983; ANSP 38716, Richard Thomas and locals, Troudiye, Richard Thomas and locals, 6 January 1998. 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (6304 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentIllustrations see Thomas, 1971.

Limb morphology: 4 digits on each limb.

Distribution: for a map see Schools & Hedges 2024: 255 (Fig. 95).

Reference images: see Uetz et al. 2024 for high-resolution reference images for this species. 
References
  • SCHOOLS, MOLLY & S. BLAIR HEDGES 2021. Phylogenetics, classification, and biogeography of the Neotropical forest lizards (Squamata, Diploglossidae). Zootaxa 4974 (2): 201–257 - get paper here
  • Schwartz, A. & Henderson, R.W. 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies. University of Florida Press, Gainesville, 720 pp.
  • Thomas, R. 1971. A new species of Diploglossus (Sauria: Anguidae) from Hispaniola. Occas. Pap. Mus.. Zool. Louisiana State Univ. 40: 1-9. - get paper here
  • Uetz, P.H.; Patel, M.; Gbadamosi, Z.; Nguyen, A.; Shoope, S. 2024. A Reference Database of Reptile Images. Taxonomy 4: 723–732 - get paper here
  • White L R; Powell R 1996. Celestus agasepsoides. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 627: 1-2 - get paper here
  • Wiens, J. J., and J. L. Slingluff 2001. How lizards turn into snakes: a phylogenetic analysis of body-form evolution in anguid lizards. Evolution 55: 2303–2318 - get paper here
 
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