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Common four-toed Galliwasp

Sauresia sepsoides Gray, 1852

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.

geographic distribution of Celestus sepsoides (Native: Dominican Republic; Haiti)

geographic distribution of Celestus sepsoides (Native: Dominican Republic; Haiti)

compiled by rbrausse with Quantum GIS Map data: Made with Natural Earth. Free vector and raster map data @ naturalearthdata.com. Range data: Powell, R.& Hedges, S.B. 2010. Celestus sepsoides. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 January 2013. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Image source

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Open encyclopedia reference

Sauresia sepsoides, the Hispaniolan four-toed galliwasp or common four-toed galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti). It is the only member of the genus Sauresia.

Wikipedia contributors, Sauresia; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T11:36:29.671993+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Sauresia sepsoides Gray, 1852
Name authority
Gray, 1852
Common name
Common four-toed Galliwasp
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Diploglossidae
Genus
Sauresia
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
  9. orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
  10. suborderAutarchoglossa
  11. familyDiploglossidae
  12. genusSauresia
  13. speciesSauresia sepsoides Gray, 1852

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Sauresia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Small-footed Four-toed Forest LizardSauresia manicula Schools & Hedges, 2024DiploglossidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Borderland Four-toed Forest LizardSauresia synoria Schools & Hedges, 2024DiploglossidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cayemite Four-toed Forest LizardSauresia cayemitae Schools & Hedges, 2024DiploglossidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Denfer Four-toed Forest LizardSauresia agramma Schools & Hedges, 2024DiploglossidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pangnol Four-toed Forest LizardSauresia pangnolae Schools & Hedges, 2024DiploglossidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 54 records assigned to Diploglossidae.

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Hispaniola (Haiti, Dominican Republic)

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.

  1. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Sauresia&species=sepsoides 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.

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:79Q7V. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.