Mesoamericus bilobatus

Mesoamericus bilobatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Diploglossa

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Anguimorpha Infraordo: Neoanguimorpha Superfamilia: Diploglossa

Familia: Diploglossidae
Subfamilia: Siderolamprinae
Genus: Mesoamericus
Species: Mesoamericus bilobatus

Name

Mesoamericus bilobatus (O’Shaughnessy, 1874)

• Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.7.91, collected by Mr. Higgins.
• Type locality: “Costa Rica”.

Combinations

• Celestus bilobatus O’Shaughnessy, 1874: 257 [original combination]
• Diploglossus bilobatus — Bocourt, 1874: 382 [subsequent combination]
• Mesoamericus bilobatus — Schools & Hedges, 2021: 240 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• O’Shaughnessy, A.W.E. 1874. Description of a new species of lizard of the genus Celestus. Annals and Magazine of Natural History Series 4, 14(82): 257–258. DOI: 10.1080/00222937408680965 BHL Reference page. 
• Schools, M. & Hedges, S.B. 2021. Phylogenetics, classification, and biogeography of the neotropical forest lizards (Squamata, Diploglossidae). Zootaxa 4974(2): 201–257. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4974.2.1 Reference page. 

Links

• Vargas Álvarez, J., García Rodríguez, A., Batista, A. & Acosta Chaves, V. 2013. IUCN: Mesoamericus bilobatus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T203040A2759002. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T203040A2759002.en

Vernacular names

• English: O’Shaughnessy's Galliwasp