Diplolaemus
Genus of lizards From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Diplolaemus is a genus of lizards in the family Leiosauridae. The genus is endemic to southern South America.
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Diplolaemus bibronii | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Leiosauridae |
Genus: | Diplolaemus Bell, 1843 |
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Red = D. darwinii Yellow = D. leopardinus Green = D. sexcinctus Blue = D. bibronii |
Species
Diplolaemus contains the following four species:[1]
- Diplolaemus bibronii Bell, 1843 – Bibron's iguana[2]
- Range: Argentina (Patagonia from Santa Cruz to Aysén and Magallanes), Chile
- Diplolaemus darwinii Bell, 1843 – Darwin's iguana[2]
- Range: Argentina (Patagonia, Santa Cruz), Chile
- Diplolaemus leopardinus (F. Werner, 1898) – leopard iguana
- Range: Argentina (Patagonia, Neuquen)
- Diplolaemus sexcinctus Cei, Scolaro & Videla, 2003
- Range: Argentina, Chile
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Further reading
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