Siderolamprus montanus (SCHMIDT, 1933)

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Higher Taxa	Diploglossidae, Diploglossa, Anguimorpha, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Mountain Lesser Galliwasp G: Berg-Gallwespenschleiche
Synonym	Diploglossus montanus SCHMIDT 1933 Celestus montanus — PETERS & DONOSO-BARROS 1970: 90 Celestus montanus — KÖHLER 2000: 41 Diploglossus montanus — MCCRANIE 2015 Diploglossus montanus — MCCRANIE 2018 Celestus montanus — GARCIA-PADILLA et al. 2020 Siderolamprus montanus — SCHOOLS & HEDGES 2021
Distribution	W Honduras (915-1370 m elevation) Type locality: Sierra de Merendon, west of San Pedro, Honduras, elevation 4500 ft.
Reproduction	ovovivparous
Types	Holotype: FMNH 5066
Diagnosis
Comment	Synonymy: The placement of this species in Diploglossus is based on phylogenetic data by Pyron et al. 2013.
Etymology	Named after Latin “montanus”, meaning “pertaining to mountains.
References	García-Padilla E, DeSantis DL, Rocha A, Mata-Silva V, Johnson JD, Wilson LD. 2020. Conserving the Mesoamerican herpetofauna: the most critical case of the priority level one endemic species. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 14(2) [General Section]: 73–132 (e240) - get paper here Köhler, G. 2000. Reptilien und Amphibien Mittelamerikas, Bd 1: Krokodile, Schildkröten, Echsen. Herpeton Verlag, Offenbach, 158 pp. Köhler, G. 2008. Reptiles of Central America. 2nd Ed. Herpeton-Verlag, 400 pp. Laking AE, Solís JM, Brown T, Maddock ST, Burdekin O, Taylor P, Lonsdale G, Green SEW, Martin TE, Galdamez JR, Kolby JE, Erens J, Jocque M 2024. The amphibians and reptiles of Cusuco National Park, Northwest Honduras: updates from a long-term conservation programme. In: Lipińska M, Lopez-Selva MM, Sierra JM (Eds) Biodiversity research in Central America. Neotropical Biology and Conservation 19(2): 37-62 - get paper here McCranie, James R. 2015. A checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Honduras, with additions, comments on taxonomy, some recent taxonomic decisions, and areas of further studies needed. Zootaxa 3931 (3): 352–386 - get paper here Peters, James A. & Donoso-Barros, Roberto 1970. Catalogue of the Neotropical Squamata: Part II. Lizards and Amphisbaenians. Bull. US Natl. Mus. 297: 293 pp. - get paper here Savage, JM; Lips, KR; Ibáñez RD 2008. A new species of Celestus from west-central Panama, with consideration of the status of the genera of the Anguidae: Diploglossinae (Squamata). Revista de Biologia Tropical 56 (2): 845-859 - get paper here Schmidt, K. P. 1933. New reptiles and amphibians from Honduras. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Zool. Ser. 20: 15-22. - get paper here 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 Solís, J. M., L. D. Wilson, and J. H. Townsend. 2014. An updated list of the amphibians and reptiles of Honduras, with comments on their nomenclature. Mesoamerican Herpetology 1: 123–144 - get paper here Townsend, Josiah H., Sara M. Hughes, Justin J. Hines, David J. Carter and Germán Sandoval 2005. Notes on a juvenile Celestus montanus Schmidt, 1933, a rare lizard from Parque Nacional El Cusuco, Honduras. Herpetozoa 18 (1-2):67-68. - get paper here Wilson, L. D., PORRAS, L., & McCRANIE, J. R. 1986. Distributional and taxonomic comments on some members of the Honduran herpetofauna. Milwaukee Pubí. Mus. Contr. Biol. & Geol. No. 66, 8 pp. - get paper here
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