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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


Taxonomy of the family Anguidae
Bibliography of the genus Wetmorena
Biodiversity of the family Anguidae








Genus
Wetmorena

Short-headed Four-toed Forest Lizards

Kurzkopf-Vierzehen-Ringelschleichen

Korthovedede Firtåede Ringøgler

1927 Wetmorena Cochran (type species: Wetmorena haetiana Cochran 1927)
Contents: 2 species, which are both endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks: Previously regarded as a synonym of Celestus (e.g., Powell, Henderson, Adler & Dundee 1996). Revalidated by Wiens & Slingluff (2001), supported by Schools & Hedges (2021).
Distribution: Dominican Republic, Haiti.

Wetmorena agasepsoides

Serpentine Four-toed Forest Lizard, Serpentine Four-toed Galliwasp

Azua-Ringelschleiche

Azua-ringøgle

1971 Diploglossus agasepsoides Thomas
Sauresia agasepsoides Strahm & Schwartz 1977
Celestus agasepsoides Hedges 1996

Distribution: Dominican Republic.


Wetmorena haetiana

Earless Four-toed Forest Lizard, Earless Galliwasp

Taub-Ringelschleiche

Øreløs Ringøgle

1927 Wetmorena haetiana Cochran
Celestus haetianus Hedges, Hass & Maxson 1992
1965 Wetmorena haetiana mylica Schwartz
Celestus haetianus mylicus Hedges, Hass & Maxson 1992 (by implication)
1965 Wetmorena haetiana surda Schwartz
Celestus haetianus surdus Hedges, Hass & Maxson 1992 (by implication)

Distribution: Dominican Republic, Haiti.