| Diploglossus microlepis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Diploglossidae |
| Genus: | Diploglossus |
| Species: | D. microlepis |
| Binomial name | |
| Diploglossus microlepis (JE Gray, 1831) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Diploglossus microlepis, the small-lipped galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family. [2] Almost nothing is known about this species, as the holotype, captured in 1831, has no geographic note.
Diploglossus is a genus of New World diploglossid lizards, with 20 described species, commonly known as galliwasps.
Mycteroperca microlepis, the gag, gag grouper, velvet rockfish or charcoal belly, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. It comes from warmer parts of the West Atlantic, including the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. It is a drab, mottled-gray fish lacking the distinguishing features of most other groupers. Its pattern of markings resemble the box-shaped spots of the black grouper. It lacks the streamer-points on the tail fin that scamp and yellowmouth grouper have, and lacks yellow coloration around the mouth.
The moonlight gourami, also known as the moonbeam gourami, is a labyrinth fish of the family Osphronemidae native to Indochina. This peaceful species is a popular aquarium fish.
Squalius microlepis is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia.
The Tonga ground skink is an extinct species of skink endemic to the island of Tonga.
Caribicus warreni, commonly known as the Haitian giant galliwasp or the Hispaniolan giant galliwasp, is a species of lizard in the family Diploglossidae. The species is endemic to the island of Hispaniola.
The giant cichlid, also known as the emperor cichlid, is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae, endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa. It is the only member of its genus Boulengerochromis and tribe Boulengerochromini.
The Brazilian galliwasp is a carnivorous species of lizard endemic to northeastern Brazil. It is known in Brazil as the “Calango Coral” or “Calango Liso”
Diploglossidae is a family of anguimorph lizards native to the Americas, with most genera being endemic to Hispaniola. Most members of this family 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.
Oxyurichthys microlepis, commonly known as the maned goby, is a species of goby native to tropical marine and brackish waters along the coasts of the Indian Ocean from Africa to the western Pacific Ocean where it occurs in estuaries and inshore waters to depths of about 75 metres (246 ft). It occurs in the Mekong Delta and is suspected to use the tidal flow up the river to reach as far inland as Cambodia. This species can reach a length of 13.5 centimetres (5.3 in) TL. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and can also be found in the aquarium trade.
The dotted galliwasp or Malpelo galliwasp is a carnivorous species of lizard endemic to Malpelo Island, Colombia.
Boesemania is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Sciaenidae. This genus contains the single species Boesemania microlepis. Also known as the Boeseman croaker and smallscale croaker, this fish lives in southeast Asian rivers.
Paralaudakia microlepis, the smallscaled rock agama, is an agamid lizard found in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Turkmenistan.
Anolis microlepis, the Chiapas smooth anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Mexico.
Ptereleotris microlepis is a species of the fish family Gobiidae.
Diploglossus bilobatus, O'Shaughnessy's galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, and Nicaragua.
Diploglossus delasagra, also known as the Cuban galliwasp, the Cuban pale-necked galliwasp, or la culebrita de cuatro patas, is a species of lizard in the family Diploglossidae endemic to Cuba.
Diploglossus fasciatus, the banded galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family. It is found in Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru.
Diploglossus monotropis is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and Nicaragua.
Diploglossus nigropunctatus, the Cuban spotted galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family endemic to Cuba.
