| Mesoamericus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Diploglossidae |
| Genus: | Mesoamericus Schools & Hedges, 2021 |
| Species: | M. bilobatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Mesoamericus bilobatus (O'Shaughnessy, 1874) | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Mesoamericus bilobatus, also known commonly as O'Shaughnessy's galliwasp, is a species of lizard in the family Diploglossidae. [2] The species is native to Central America.
A 2021 study found M. bilobatus 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. [2] [3]
M. bilobatus is found in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama. [2]
The preferred natural habitat of M. bilobatus is forest, at altitudes of 2–1,360 m (6.6–4,461.9 ft). [1]
M. bilobatus has sheathed claws, [2] which Boulenger (1885) described as "claws nearly entirely concealed in a large compressed sheath formed of a larger supero-lateral and a smaller inferior scale".
M. bilobatus is diurnal, terrestrial, and semifossorial. [1]
Celestus is a genus of diploglossid lizards mostly endemic to Jamaica and containing about 11 species, though three of these may be extinct. They are commonly known as galliwasps although the origin of this name is unclear. 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.
Diploglossus is a genus of New World diploglossid lizards, with 20 described species, commonly known as galliwasps.
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.
Panolopus marcanoi, commonly known as Marcano's galliwasp or Pico Duarte galliwasp, is a species of lizard in the family Diploglossidae. It is endemic to the Dominican Republic.
Siderolamprus adercus is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family. It is found in Panama.
Wetmorena agasepsoides, the serpentine four-toed galliwasp, is an endangered species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family endemic to the Dominican Republic on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola.
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.
Siderolamprus cyanochloris is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family. It is found in Costa Rica.
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.
Siderolamprus hylaius is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family. It is found in Costa Rica.
Siderolamprus laf is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family. It is found in Panama.
Siderolamprus orobius is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family. It is found in Costa Rica.
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Siderolamprus atitlanensis, the Atitlán galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, and El Salvador.
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.
Advenus montisilvestris, the mountain forest galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family. It is the only member of the genus Advenus, as well as the only species of the subfamily Celestinae that is found outside of the Caribbean.
Siderolamprus scansorius is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family. It is found in Honduras.
Siderolamprus is a genus of lizards in the family Diploglossidae. Member species 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.
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