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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: January 31st, 2025.


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








Genus
Panolopus

Caribbean Smooth-scaled Forest Lizards

Glattschuppen-Ringelschleichen

Glatskællede Ringøgler

1861 Panolopus Cope (type species: Panolopus costatus Cope 1861; syn. Schwartz & Henderson 1991)
Contents: 20 species, which are all endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks: Previously regarded as a synonym of Celestus (e.g., Schwartz & Henderson 1988). Revalidated by Schools & Hedges (2021).
Distribution: Dominican Republic, Haiti (incl. Ile de la Gonâve, Île-à-Vache).

Panolopus aenetergum

Isla Catalinita Forest Lizard

Catalinita-Ringelschleiche

Catalinita-ringøgle

1989 Celestus costatus aenetergum Schwartz & Jacobs
Panolopus aenetergum Schools & Hedges 2024

Remarks: Previously regarded as a subspecies of costatus (e.g. Schwartz & Jacobs 1989). Raised to species status by Schools & Hedges (2024).
Distribution: Dominican Republic (Isla Catalinita).





Panolopus aporus

Barahona Smooth-scaled Forest Lizard

Glattschuppen-Barahona-Ringelschleiche

Glatskællet Barahona-ringøgle

1964 Diploglossus curtissi aporus Schwartz
Celestus curtissi aporus Schwartz & Henderson 1988
Panolopus aporus Schools & Hedges 2024

Remarks: Previously regarded as a subspecies of curtissi (e.g. Schwartz & Henderson 1988). Raised to species status by Schools & Hedges (2024).
Distribution: Dominican Republic, Haiti.





Panolopus chalcorhabdus

Big-nosed Smooth-scaled Forest Lizard

Rundschnauzen-Ringelschleiche

Butsnudet Ringøgle

1964 Diploglossus costatus chalcorhabdus Schwartz
Celestus costatus chalcorhabdus Schwartz & Henderson 1988
Panolopus chalcorhabdus Schools & Hedges 2024

Remarks: Previously regarded as a subspecies of costatus (e.g. Schwartz & Henderson 1988). Raised to species status by Schools & Hedges (2024).
Distribution: Dominican Republic, Haiti.





Panolopus costatus

Tiburon Smooth-scaled Forest Lizard, (Hispaniolan Smooth Forest Lizard, Hispaniolan Smooth Galliwasp, Haitian Galliwasp)

Hispaniolische Glatt-Ringelschleiche

Hispaniolansk Silke-ringøgle

1861 Panolopus costatus Cope
Diploglossus costatus Garman 1887
Celestus costatus Barbour 1937
Panolopus costatus Schools & Hedges 2021
1868 Celestus phoxinus Cope (Schools & Hedges 2024)
Diploglossus phoxinus Boulenger 1885
1886 Diploglossus ohlendorffii Fischer (Schools & Hedges 2024)
1898 Diploglossus nuchalis Boulenger (Schools & Hedges 2024)

Remarks: Previously included badius (e.g., Schwartz & Henderson 1988).
Remarks: Previously included aenetergum, badius, chalcorhabdus, emys, leionotus, melanochrous, neiba, nesobous, oreistes, psychonothes, and saonae, as well as the population now assigned to lanceolatus.
Distribution: Dominican Republic, Haiti (incl. Île-à-Vache).


Panolopus curtissi

Hispaniolan Khaki Forest Lizard, Hispaniolan Khaki Galliwasp

Hispaniolische Khaki-Ringelschleiche

Khaki-ringøgle

1951 Celestus curtissi Grant
Diploglossus curtissi Schwartz 1964
Panolopus curtissi Schools & Hedges 2021

Remarks: Previously included aporus, diastatus, and hylonomus.
Distribution: Dominican Republic, Haiti (incl. Ile de la Gonâve).


Panolopus diastatus

Northwestern Smooth-scaled Forest Lizard

Nordwestliche Glattschuppen-Ringelschleiche

Nordvestlig Glatskællet Ringøgle

1964 Diploglossus curtissi diastatus Schwartz
Celestus curtissi diastatus Schwartz & Henderson 1988
Panolopus diastatus Schools & Hedges 2024

Remarks: Previously regarded as a subspecies of curtissi (e.g. Schwartz & Henderson 1988). Raised to species status by Schools & Hedges (2024). Formerly included the population now assigned to lapierrae.
Distribution: Haiti.





Panolopus emys

Tortue Smooth-scaled Forest Lizard

Tortue-Ringelschleiche

Tortue-ringøgle

1971 Diploglossus costatus emys Schwartz
Celestus costatus emys Schwartz & Henderson 1988
Panolopus emys Schools & Hedges 2024

Remarks: Previously regarded as a subspecies of costatus (e.g. Schwartz & Henderson 1988). Raised to species status by Schools & Hedges (2024).
Distribution: Haiti.





Panolopus hylonomus

Southeastern Smooth-scaled Forest Lizard

Südöstliche Glattschuppen-Ringelschleiche

Sydøstlig Glatskællet Ringøgle

1964 Diploglossus curtissi hylonomus Schwartz
Celestus curtissi hylonomus Schwartz & Henderson 1988
Panolopus hylonomus Schools & Hedges 2024

Remarks: Previously regarded as a subspecies of curtissi (e.g. Schwartz & Henderson 1988). Raised to species status by Schools & Hedges (2024). Formerly included the population now assigned to unicolor.
Distribution: Dominican Republic.





Panolopus lanceolatus

Westcentral Smooth-scaled Forest Lizard

Speerschnauzen-Ringelschleiche

Spydhovedet Ringøgle

2024 Panolopus lanceolatus Schools & Hedges

Remarks: Previously regarded as a population of costatus (e.g., Schools & Hedges 2021).
Distribution: Haiti.





Panolopus lapierrae

Lapierre Forest Lizard

Lapierre-Ringelschleiche

Lapierre-ringøgle

2024 Panolopus lapierrae Schools & Hedges

Remarks: Previously regarded as a population of diastatus (e.g., Schwartz & Henderson 1991).
Distribution: Haiti.





Panolopus leionotus

Pale Neiba Forest Lizard

Helle Neiba-Ringelschleiche

Lys Neiba-ringøgle

1964 Diploglossus costatus leionotus Schwartz
Celestus costatus leionotus Schwartz & Henderson 1988
Panolopus leionotus Schools & Hedges 2024

Remarks: Previously regarded as a subspecies of costatus (e.g. Schwartz & Henderson 1988). Raised to species status by Schools & Hedges (2024). Formerly included the population now assigned to semitaeniatus.
Distribution: Dominican Republic.





Panolopus marcanoi

Pico Duarte Forest Lizard, Pico Duarte Galliwasp

Pico Duarte-Ringelschleiche

Pico Duarte-ringøgle

1976 Diploglossus marcanoi Schwartz & Inchaustegui
Celestus marcanoi Strahm & Schwartz 1977
Panolopus marcanoi Schools & Hedges 2021

Distribution: Dominican Republic.


Panolopus melanochrous

Hispaniolan Chevronate Forest Lizard

Sparren-Ringelschleiche

Sparre-ringøgle

1964 Diploglossus costatus melanochrous Schwartz
Celestus costatus melanochrous Schwartz & Henderson 1988
Panolopus melanochrous Schools & Hedges 2024

Remarks: Previously regarded as a subspecies of costatus (e.g. Schwartz & Henderson 1988). Raised to species status by Schools & Hedges (2024).
Distribution: Dominican Republic.





Panolopus neiba

Dark Neiba Forest Lizard

Dunkle Neiba-Ringelschleiche

Mørk Neiba-ringøgle

1964 Diploglossus costatus neiba Schwartz
Celestus costatus neiba Schwartz & Henderson 1988
Panolopus neiba Schools & Hedges 2024

Remarks: Previously regarded as a subspecies of costatus (e.g. Schwartz & Henderson 1988). Raised to species status by Schools & Hedges (2024).
Distribution: Dominican Republic.





Panolopus nesobous

Ile-a-Vache Forest Lizard

Île-à-Vache-Ringelschleiche

Île-à-Vache-ringøgle

1964 Diploglossus costatus nesobous Schwartz
Celestus costatus nesobous Schwartz & Henderson 1988
Panolopus nesobous Schools & Hedges 2024

Remarks: Previously regarded as a subspecies of costatus (e.g. Schwartz & Henderson 1988). Raised to species status by Schools & Hedges (2024).
Distribution: Haiti.





Panolopus oreistes

Dark Spotted Forest Lizard

Dunkle Flecken-Ringelschleiche

Mørk Plettet Ringøgle

1964 Diploglossus costatus oreistes Schwartz
Celestus costatus oreistes Franz & Cordier 1986
Panolopus oreistes Schools & Hedges 2024

Remarks: Previously regarded as a subspecies of costatus (e.g. Schwartz & Henderson 1988). Raised to species status by Schools & Hedges (2024).
Distribution: Dominican Republic, Haiti.





Panolopus psychonothes

Constanza Forest Lizard

Constanza-Ringelschleiche

Constanza-ringøgle

1964 Diploglossus costatus psychonothes Schwartz
Celestus costatus psychonothes Schwartz & Henderson 1988
Panolopus psychonothes Schools & Hedges 2024

Remarks: Previously regarded as a subspecies of costatus (e.g. Schwartz & Henderson 1988). Raised to species status by Schools & Hedges (2024).
Distribution: Dominican Republic.





Panolopus saonae

Saona Forest Lizard

Saona-Ringelschleiche

Saona-ringøgle

1971 Diploglossus costatus saonae Schwartz
Celestus costatus saonae Schwartz & Henderson 1988
Panolopus saonae Schools & Hedges 2024

Remarks: Previously regarded as a subspecies of costatus (e.g. Schwartz & Henderson 1988). Raised to species status by Schools & Hedges (2024).
Distribution: Dominican Republic (Isla Saona).





Panolopus semitaeniatus

Haitian Half-striped Forest Lizard

Halbstreifen-Ringelschleiche

Halvstribet Ringøgle

2024 Panolopus semitaeniatus Schools & Hedges

Remarks: Previously regarded as a population of leionotus (e.g., Schools & Hedges 2021).
Distribution: Haiti.





Panolopus unicolor

Unicolored Forest Lizard

Einfarbige Ringelschleiche

Ensfarvet Ringøgle

2024 Panolopus unicolor Schools & Hedges

Remarks: Previously regarded as a population of hylonomus (e.g., Schools & Hedges 2021).
Distribution: Dominican Republic.