Siderolamprus ingridae

Siderolamprus ingridae, also known commonly as Ingrid’s galliwasp, is a species of lizard in the family Diploglossidae.^[2] The species is native to Mexico.

Siderolamprus ingridae
Adult male
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Diploglossidae
Genus:	Siderolamprus
Species:	S. ingridae
Binomial name
Siderolamprus ingridae (Werler & Campbell, 2004)
Synonyms[2]
Diploglossus ingridae Werler & Campbell, 2004 Celestus ingridae — Savage, Lips & Ibáñez, 2008 Siderolamprus ingridae — Schools & Hedges, 2021

Etymology

The specific name, ingridae, is in honor of Ingrid Longstrom Werler (1923–2003), who was the wife John E. Werler.^[3][4]

Taxonomy

S. ingridae was formerly classified in the genera Diploglossus and then Celestus, but was moved to the genus Siderolamprus in 2021.^[5]

Geographic range

S. ingridae is endemic to the Mexican state of Veracruz.^[1][2]

Description

S. ingridae may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 10.5 cm (4.1 in).^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. ingridae is forest, at altitudes around 1,200 m (3,900 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

S. ingridae is oviparous.^[2]

References

1. Campbell JA (2007). "Celestus ingridae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T63699A12700149. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
2. Siderolamprus ingridae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 August 2022.
3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Diploglossus ingridae, p. 130).
4. "Ingrid Longstrom Werler". (Obituary). Houston Chronicle. June 10, 2003.
5. Schools, Molly; Hedges, S. Blair (2021). "Phylogenetics, classification, and biogeography of the Neotropical forest lizards (Squamata, Diploglossidae)". Zootaxa. 4974 (2): 201–257. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4974.2.1. ISSN 1175-5334. (Siderolamprus ingridae, new combination).

Further reading

• Savage JM, Lips KR, Ibáñez RD (2008). "A new species of Celestus from west-central Panama, with consideration of the status of the genera of the Anguidae: Diploglossinae (Squamata)". Revista de Biología Tropical 56 (2): 845–859. (Celestus ingridae, new combination).
• Werler JE, Campbell JA (2004). "New Lizard of the Genus Diploglossus (Anguidae: Diploglossinae) from the Tuxtlan Faunal Region, Veracruz, Mexico". Southwestern Naturalist 49 (3): 327–333. (Diploglossus ingridae, new species). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).