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Genus of lizards From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Diploglossus is a genus of New World diploglossid lizards, with ten described species, commonly known as galliwasps.[2]
Diploglossus | |
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Diploglossus monotropis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Diploglossidae |
Subfamily: | Diploglossinae |
Genus: | Diploglossus Wiegmann, 1834[1] |
Type species | |
Scincus monotropis Kuhl, 1820 | |
Species | |
10 recognized species, see article |
Several former Diploglossus species were moved to the genus Siderolamprus in 2021.[3]
Species of the genus Diploglossus are found in South America and parts of the West Indies.[2] One species, D. bilobatus, is found in Central America, but is sometimes placed in the distinct genus Mesoamericus in the subfamily Siderolamprinae.[3]
The following ten species are recognized as being valid.[4]
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Diploglossus.