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Diploglossus lessonae PERACCA, 1890

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Higher TaxaDiploglossidae, Diploglossa, Anguimorpha, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Brazilian Galliwasp
G: Brasilianische Gallwespenschleiche
Portuguese: Briba, Briba-que-Vira-Cobra, Calango-Coral, Calango-Liso, Lagarto-Coral 
SynonymDiploglossus lessonae PERACCA 1890
Diploglossus tenuifasciatus PARKER 1924: 586 (fide PETERS et al. 1970)
Diploglossus lessonae — VANZOLINI 1958: 179
Diploglossus lessonae — PETERS et al. 1970: 108
Diploglossus lessonae — VITT 1985
Diploglossus lessonae — SCHOOLS & HEDGES 2021 
DistributionNE Brazil (Rio Grande do Norte, Paraiba, Pernambuco, Ceará, Sergipe)

Type locality: Brazil  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: MRSN (= MSNTO) R2122 
Diagnosis 
Comment 
EtymologyNamed after Michele Lessona, Italian zoologist. 
References
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