| 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).
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| Reproduction | ovovivparous |
| Types | Holotype: MCZ 77040, adult male, paratypes: AMNH, USNM, MCZ, KU |
| Diagnosis | |
| 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
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