NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Common Hispaniolan Galliwasp
Panolopus costatus Cope, 1862
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Panolopus costatus, the Hispaniolan smooth galliwasp or common Hispaniolan galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family. It is endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti).
Wikipedia contributors, Panolopus costatus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T12:04:53.724942+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Panolopus costatus Cope, 1862
- Name authority
- Cope, 1862
- Common name
- Common Hispaniolan Galliwasp
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Diploglossidae
- Genus
- Panolopus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderAutarchoglossa
- familyDiploglossidae
- genusPanolopus
- speciesPanolopus costatus Cope, 1862
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Panolopus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Marcano's GalliwaspPanolopus marcanoi (Schwartz & Inchaustegui, 1976) | DiploglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Panolopus lapierrae Schools & Hedges, 2024 | DiploglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pale Neiba Forest LizardPanolopus leionotus Schwartz, 1964 | DiploglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Common Hispaniolan GalliwaspPanolopus chalcorhabdus Schwartz, 1964 | DiploglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Saona Forest LizardPanolopus saonae Schwartz, 1971 | DiploglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Isla Catalinita Forest LizardPanolopus aenetergum Schwartz & Jacobs, 1989 | DiploglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| westcentral Smooth-scaled Forest LizardPanolopus lanceolatus Schools & Hedges, 2024 | DiploglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Barahona Smooth-scaled Forest LizardPanolopus aporus (Schwartz, 1964) | DiploglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Diploglossus ohlendorffi Fischer, 1886 Fischer, 1886 | synonym |
| Diploglossus nuchalis Boulenger, 1898 Boulenger, 1898 | synonym |
| Celestus phoxinus Cope, 1868 Cope, 1868 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Panolopus&species=costatus Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4CG3R. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.