Diploglossus pleii DUMÉRIL & BIBRON, 1839

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Higher Taxa	Diploglossidae, Diploglossa, Anguimorpha, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Puerto Rican Galliwasp G: Puerto Rico Gallwespenschleiche Spanish: Culebra de cuatro patas
Synonym	Diploglossus Pleii DUMÉRIL & BIBRON 1839: 605 Diploglossus pleii — BOULENGER 1885: 294 Celestus pleii — STEJNEGER 1904: 622 Diploglossus pleii — GREER 1967 Diploglossus pleei — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 406 Diploglossus pleei — BLACKBURN 1999 Diploglossus pleii — SCHOOLS & HEDGES 2021
Distribution	Puerto Rico Type locality: see comment
Reproduction	ovovivparous
Types	Holotype: MNHN-RA 2860
Diagnosis	Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1163 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	For illustrations see Stejneger, 1904; Schmidt, 1928; Rivero, 1978. Terra typica: Martinique (in error).
References	Blackburn, Daniel G. 1999. Are Viviparity and Egg-guarding Evolutionarily Labile in Squamates? Herpetologica 55 (4): 556-573 - get paper here Boulenger, G.A. 1885. Catalogue of the lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Vol. 2, Second edition. London, xiii+497 pp. - get paper here Brygoo, E. R. 1987. Les types d'Anguid és (Reptiles, Sauriens) du Museum national d'Histoire naturelle Catalogue critique. Bulletin du Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, 4e ser., 9, sect. A (Zool., BioI. & Ecol. anim.), (2), supplement, 3-20. - get paper here Duméril, A. M. C. and G. Bibron. 1839. Erpétologie Générale on Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Vol. 5. Roret/Fain et Thunot, Paris, 871 pp. - get paper here Greer, A.E. 1967. Notes on the mode of reproduction in anguid lizards. Herpetologica 23 (2): 94-99 - get paper here Rivero, J.A. 1978. Los anfibios y reptiles de Puerto Rico. M. Pareja Montana, 16, Barcelona, Espafia: x + 152 + 148pp. Schmidt, K.P. 1928. Scientific Survey of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands: Amphibians and land reptiles of Porto Rico, with a list of those reported from the Virgin Islands. New York Academy of Sciences 10 (1):160 pp. SCHOOLS, MOLLY & S. BLAIR HEDGES 2021. Phylogenetics, classification, and biogeography of the Neotropical forest lizards (Squamata, Diploglossidae). Zootaxa 4974 (2): 201–257 - get paper here Schwartz, A. & Henderson, R.W. 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies. University of Florida Press, Gainesville, 720 pp. Stejneger, L. 1904. The herpetology of Porto Rico. Rept. United States Natl. Mus. 1902: 549-724. - get paper here
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