Comptus badius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diploglossidae
Genus: Comptus
Species:
C. badius
Binomial name
Comptus badius
(Cope, 1868)
Synonyms

Celestus badius Cope, 1868

Comptus badius, the Navassa galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family[2] endemic to Navassa Island.

Taxonomy

It was formerly classified in the genus Celestus, but was moved to Comptus in 2021.[3]

References

  1. ^ Powell, R.; Inchaustegui, S.; Landestoy, M. (2016). "Celestus badius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T203022A115345714. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Comptus badius". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
  3. ^ Schools, Molly; Hedges, S. Blair (2021-05-20). "Phylogenetics, classification, and biogeography of the Neotropical forest lizards (Squamata, Diploglossidae)". Zootaxa. 4974 (2): 201–257. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4974.2.1. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 34186858. S2CID 235687219.
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