Wetmorena haetiana COCHRAN, 1927
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Wetmorena haetiana
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| Higher Taxa | Diploglossidae, Diploglossa, Anguimorpha, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | Wetmorena haetianus haetianus COCHRAN 1927 Wetmorena haetianus mylicus SCHWARTZ 1965 Wetmorena haetianus surdus SCHWARTZ 1965 |
| Common Names | E: Hispaniolan Earless Galliwasp, EARLESS Galliwasp |
| Synonym | Wetmorena haetiana COCHRAN 1927: 91 Wetmorena haetiana — COCHRAN 1941 Wetmorena haetiana — GREER 1967 Wetmorena haetianus — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 553 Celestus haetianus — HEDGES et al. 1992 Wetmorena haetianus — WIENS & SLINGLUF 2001 Wetmorena haetiana — SCHOOLS & HEDGES 2021 Wetmorena haetianus mylicus SCHWARTZ 1965 Wetmorena haetiana mylica SCHWARTZ 1965: 45 Wetmorena haetiana mylica — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1988 Celestus haetianus mylicus — HEDGES et al. 2019 Wetmorena haetiana mylica — SCHOOLS & HEDGES 2021 (by implication) Wetmorena haetianus surdus SCHWARTZ 1965 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) |
| Distribution | Hispaniola, S Haiti haetiana: Haiti, east-central Massif de la Selle and affiliates. Altitudinal distribution 5000 ft. to 8820 ft. Type locality: Mont Cabalo, Massif de la Selle, Département du Sud-Est, Haiti. mylica: República Dominicana, Sierra de Baoruco. Altitudinal distribution 2600 ft. to 4450 ft. surda: Haiti and República Dominicana, extreme eastern Massif de la Selle. Altitudinal distibution 4800 ft. to ca. 8000 ft. |
| Reproduction | ovovivparous |
| Types | Holotype: USNM 72600 Holotype: MCZ 77040, adult male, paratypes: AMNH, USNM, MCZ, KU [surdus] Holotype: MCZ 77049, adult male; paratypes: MCZ, AMNH, KU, USNM [mylicus] |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis (genus Wetmorena). Species of Wetmorena have (1) claw sheath, present, (2) contact between the nasal and rostral scales, absent, (3) scales in contact with the nasal scale, four, (4) postnasal scales, one, (5) position of the nostril in the nasal scale, central, (6) keels on dorsal body scales, absent, (7) digits per limb, four, (8) longest toe lamellae, 8–12, (9) dorsal scale rows, 98–117, (10) relative head width, 8.52–14.5, (11) relative rostral height, 38.7–61.8, (12) relative frontonasal length, 1.47–2.69, (13) relative interparietal distance, 0.447–1.03, (14) relative axilla-groin distance (59.9–71.4). From Advenus gen. nov., we distinguish Wetmorena by the digits per limb (four versus five in Advenus gen. nov.), longest toe lamellae (8–12 versus 16–17), and dorsal scale rows (98–117 versus 96). From Caribicus gen. nov., we distinguish Wetmorena by the claw sheath (present versus its absence in Caribicus gen. nov.), keels on the dorsal scales (absent versus their presence in Caribicus gen. nov.), digits per limb (four versus five), and the relative frontonasal length (1.47–2.69 versus 2.98–3.32). From Celestus, we distinguish Wetmorena by the claw sheath (present versus its absence in Celestus) and the digits per limb (four versus five). From Comptus gen. nov., we distinguish Wetmorena by the claw sheath (present versus its absence in Comptus gen. nov.), keels on the dorsal body scales (absent versus their presence in Comptus gen. nov.), digits per limb (four versus five), longest toe lamellae (8–12 versus 13–23), the relative frontonasal length (1.47–2.69 versus 2.95–3.65), and the distance between the parietal scales (0.447–1.03 versus 0–0.435). From Panolopus, we distinguish Wetmorena by the claw sheath (present versus its absence in Panolopus), the digits per limb (four versus five), and the relative axilla-groin distance (59.9–71.4 versus 49.7–59.6). From Sauresia, we distinguish Wetmorena by the distance between the parietal scales (0.447–1.03 versus 0–0.431 in Sauresia) (SCHOOLS & HEDGES 2021). Additional details (1861 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Illustrations see Cochran, 1941; Schwartz, 1965. Limb morphology: 4 digits on each limb. Type species: Wetmorena haetiana COCHRAN 1927: 91 is the type species of the genus Wetmorena COCHRAN 1927. Content. Two species: Wetmorena agasepsoides (comb. nov.) and W. haetiana (fide SCHOOLS & HEDGES 2021). Habitat: Wetmorena, Sauresia are some Diploglossus are soil-adapted ecomorphs (Schools et al. 2022). |
| Etymology | Named after the type locality, Haiti. The genus was named after Alexander Wetmore, Assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C. |
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