Diploglossus microlepis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Diploglossa

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Anguimorpha Infraordo: Neoanguimorpha Superfamilia: Diploglossa

Familia: Diploglossidae
Genus: Diploglossus
Species: Diploglossus microlepis

Name

Diploglossus microlepis (Gray, 1831)

• Holotype: BMNH XV.117.a.
• Type locality: not stated.

Combinations

• Tiliqua microlepis Gray, 1831: 71 [original combination]
• Diploglossus fasciatus — Boulenger, 1885: 292 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Gray, J.E. 1831. A synopsis of the species of Class Reptilia. In: Griffith, E & Pidgeon, E.. The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organisation by the Baron Cuvier with additional descriptions of all the species hither named, and of many before noticed. Volume the ninth. The class Reptilia arranged by the Baron Cuvier, with specific descriptions. Whittaker, Treacher and Co.: London. 110 pp. (Appendix) BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Diploglossus microlepis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 January 2020.
• Cox, N.A. 2021. IUCN: Diploglossus microlepis  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T75169096A75169227. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T75169096A75169227.en. Accessed on 25 July 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Small-lipped Galliwasp

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