Wetmorena surda SCHWARTZ, 1965

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Higher Taxa	Diploglossidae, Diploglossa, Anguimorpha, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Striped Earless Forest Lizard
Synonym	Wetmorena haetiana surda SCHWARTZ 1965: 41 Wetmorena haetiana surda — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1988 Celestus haetianus surdus — HEDGES et al. 2019 Wetmorena haetiana surda — SCHOOLS & HEDGES 2021 (by implication) Wetmorena surda — SCHOOLS & HEDGES 2024: 274
Distribution	Haiti and República Dominicana, extreme eastern Massif de la Selle. Altitudinal distibution 4800 ft. to ca. 8000 ft. Type locality: Foret de Pins (18.32939911, -71.79250336; 1,711 m).
Reproduction	ovoviviparous
Types	Holotype: MCZ 77040, adult male, paratypes: AMNH, USNM, MCZ, KU
Diagnosis	Diagnosis (surda): A subspecies of Wetmorena haetiana characterized by a pair of paramedian dorsal lines, which may occasionally be broken up into longitudinal dashes, the remainder of dorsum with or without about eight rows of longitudinally arranged dashes, venter black with irregularly scattered, small, diffuse pale (gray) areas which are never discrete as in h. haetiana, and do not extend onto chin or sides of neck as large whitish blotches. Scalation much as in h. haetiana, except that scales around body at axilla and anterior to groin average slightly less. (Schwartz 1965) Additional details (49 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Distribution: for a map see Schools & Hedges 2024: 255 (Fig. 95).
Etymology	Named after the Latin surdus (deaf), after the local French name “sourd” (= deaf), probably because they lack external ears, but without further explanation by Schwartz 1965.
References	Cochran, D.M. 1927. A new genus of anguid lizards from Haiti. Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 40: 91-92. - get paper here Cochran, D.M. 1941. The herpetology of Hispaniola. Bull. US Natl. Mus. 177: vii + 398 pp. - get paper here Greer, A.E. 1967. Notes on the mode of reproduction in anguid lizards. Herpetologica 23 (2): 94-99 - get paper here Hedges SB, Powell R, Henderson RW, Hanson S, and Murphy JC 2019. Definition of the Caribbean Islands biogeographic region, with checklist and recommendations for standardized common names of amphibians and reptiles. Caribbean Herpetology 67: 1–53 Powell, R., R. W. Henderson, K. Adler, And H. A. Dundee. 1996. An annotated checklist of West Indian amphibians and reptiles. In R. Powell and R. W. Henderson (eds.), Contributions to West Indian Herpetology: A Tribute to Albert Schwartz, p.51-93. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Ithaca (New York). Contributions to Herpetology, volume 12. [book review in Salamandra 36 (2): 136] Schools, M., Kasprowicz, A., & Hedges, S. B. 2022. Phylogenomic data resolve the historical biogeography and ecomorphs of Neotropical forest lizards (Squamata, Diploglossidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 107577 - get paper here 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. 1965. Two new subspecies of the anguid lizard Wetmorena from Hispaniola. Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington78: 39-48. - get paper here Schwartz, A. & Henderson, R.W. 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies. University of Florida Press, Gainesville, 720 pp. 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
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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