Diploglossus bilobatus
Diploglossus bilobatus, O'Shaughnessy's galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family.[2] It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, and Nicaragua.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Diploglossidae |
| Genus: | Diploglossus |
| Species: | D. bilobatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Diploglossus bilobatus (O'Shaughnessy, 1874) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Mesoamericus bilobatus (Schools & Hedges, 2021) | |
A 2021 study found it to not belong to the genus Diploglossus (which is otherwise only found in South America and the Caribbean), but rather to belong to the monotypic genus Mesoamericus in the subfamily Siderolamprinae. However, the Reptile Database has not followed this treatment.[2][3]
References
- Vargas Álvarez, J.; García Rodríguez, A.; Batista, A.; Acosta Chaves, V. (2013). "Diploglossus bilobatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T203040A2759002. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- Diploglossus bilobatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 April 2022.
- Schools, Molly; Hedges, S. Blair (2021-05-20). "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. PMID 34186858. S2CID 235687219.
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