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Diploglossus scansorius (McCranie and Wilson, 1996)

Climbing galliwasp, Yoro forest lizard

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Valid as Siderolamprus scansorius (Mccranie & Wilson 1996).

 

Conservation Status

Relocated

 

Distribution

Honduras

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Original scientific description:

McCranie, J. R. and Wilson, L. D. (1996). A  new arboreal lizard of the genus Celestus (Squamata: Anguidae) from Northern Honduras. Revista de Biologia Tropical 44: 259-264.

 

Other references:

Hofmann, Erich P. et al. (2019). Rediscovery of the Honduran endemic Diploglossus scansorius (Squamata:Diploglossidae), with description of the first known juvenile specimen from a new locality in north-central Honduras. Phyllomedusa 18(2): 255-258.

Schools, Molly and Hedges, S. Blair. (2021). Phylogenetics, classification, and biogeography of the Neotropical forest lizards (Squamata, Diploglossidae). Zootaxa 4974(2): 201-257. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4974.2.1

 

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