Diploglossidae

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Diploglossidae
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Panolopus marcanoi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Clade: Anguioidea
Family: Diploglossidae
Bocourt, 1873
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Diploglossidae is a family of anguimorph lizards native to the Americas, with most genera being endemic to Hispaniola. Most members of this family (aside from the legless genus Ophiodes ) are known as galliwasps. They were formerly considered a subfamily of Anguidae, but genetic evidence has shown them to be less closely related to other members of Anguidae than Anniellidae is. [1]

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Taxonomy

Phylogenetic evidence supports an early Cenozoic origin for the family. Species were previously only classified into 3 genera ( Celestus , Diploglossus , and Ophiodes ), but a 2021 study found these genera to be paraphyletic, and thus further split them into more genera, classified within 3 different subfamilies (the celestines, diploglossines, and siderolamprines). The siderolamprines and a single celestine radiated throughout most of Central America, the diploglossines radiated throughout South America, and both the celestines and diploglossines radiated throughout the Caribbean. [2] [3]

Classification

The family contains the following genera: [4]

Description

Most galliwasps are larger lizards, with normally proportioned and complete limbs. They superficially resemble skinks, and due to their bright coloration and size, are falsely assumed to be venomous. They occupy terrestrial habitats. [5]

Related Research Articles

<i>Celestus</i> Genus of lizards

Celestus is a genus of diploglossid lizards mostly endemic to Jamaica and containing about 11 species, though three of these may be extinct. Formerly, this genus had more than 31 species, but a 2021 phylogenetic study found this classification to be paraphyletic and split those species into their own genera. A more recent study found that several ecomorphs exist on Jamaica including a swamp ecomorph, a tree ecomorph, and a ground ecomorph.

<i>Diploglossus</i> Genus of lizards

Diploglossus is a genus of New World diploglossid lizards, with 20 described species, commonly known as galliwasps.

Celestus barbouri, also known commonly as Barbour's galliwasp and the limestone forest galliwasp, is a species of lizard in the family Diploglossidae. The species is endemic to Jamaica.

Panolopus curtissi, also known commonly as Curtiss' galliwasp, Curtis's galliwasp, and the Hispaniolan khaki galliwasp, is a species of lizard in the family Diploglossidae endemic to the island of Hispaniola and surrounding islets.

Caribicus darlingtoni, also known commonly as Darlington's galliwasp and the Hispaniolan striped galliwasp, is a species of lizard in the family Diploglossidae endemic to the Dominican Republic on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola.

<i>Siderolamprus enneagrammus</i> Species of lizard

Siderolamprus enneagrammus, the Huaxteca lesser galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family. It is found in Mexico.

<i>Siderolamprus ingridae</i> Species of lizard

Siderolamprus ingridae, Ingrid’s galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family. It is found in Mexico.

<i>Siderolamprus rozellae</i> Species of lizard

Siderolamprus rozellae, Rozella's lesser galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family. It is found in Mexico.

<i>Sauresia</i> Species of lizard

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. It is the only member of the genus Sauresia.

<i>Comptus stenurus</i> Species of lizard

Comptus stenurus, the Hispaniolan keeled galliwasp or Cope's galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola.

Siderolamprus atitlanensis, the Atitlán galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, and El Salvador.

<i>Mesoamericus</i> Species of lizard

Mesoamericus bilobatus, O'Shaughnessy's galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, and Nicaragua.

Siderolamprus bivittatus, the two-banded galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family. It is found in Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua.

Siderolamprus montanus, the mountain lesser galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family. It is found in Honduras.

Siderolamprus owenii, Owen's galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family. It is found in Mexico and Guatemala. It was named after British biologist and paleontologist Richard Owen.

Siderolamprus scansorius is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family. It is found in Honduras.

<i>Caribicus</i> Genus of reptiles

Caribicus is a genus of diploglossid lizards endemic to the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean, in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

<i>Panolopus</i> Genus of diploglossid lizards

Panolopus is a genus of diploglossid lizards endemic to the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean, in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

Wetmorena is a genus of diploglossid lizards endemic to the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean, occurring in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

<i>Siderolamprus</i> Genus of lizards

Siderolamprus is a genus of lizard in the family Diploglossidae. They are found throughout much of Central America. They are considered the only members of the subfamily Siderolamprinae, although Diploglossus bilobatus is sometimes reclassified into the monotypic genus Mesoamericus and placed with them.

References

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