Siderolamprus scansorius (MCCRANIE & WILSON, 1996)

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Higher Taxa	Diploglossidae, Diploglossa, Anguimorpha, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Celestus scansorius MCCRANIE & WILSON 1996 Celestus scansorius — KÖHLER 2000: 41 Celestus scansorius — KÖHLER 2008 Diploglossus scansorius — MCCRANIE 2015 Diploglossus scansorius — MCCRANIE 2018 Siderolamprus scansorius — SCHOOLS & HEDGES 2021
Distribution	NW Honduras (elevation 1550-1590 m) Type locality: 2.5 airline km NNE La Fortuna, 15° 25’ N, 87° 19’ W, 1550 m elevation, Cordillera Nombre de Dios, Yoro, Honduras.
Reproduction	ovovivparous
Types	Holotype: USNM 335049
Diagnosis
Comment	Synonymy: The placement of this species in Diploglossus is based on phylogenetic data by Pyron et al. 2013.
Etymology	Named after Latin scansor, climber + Latin -ius, having the nature of. [“...The specific name scansorius is Latin, meaning "of climbing," and is used in allusion to the arboreal habits exhibited by the two known specimens of this species...”].
References	Hofmann, Erich P.; Luis Herrera-B., Emmanuel O. Murillo, Jocelyn A. Castro, Andrew J. Mason, Christopher L. Parkinson, and Josiah H. Townsend 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 - 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. McCranie J R; Wilson L D 1996. A new arboreal lizard of the genus Celestus (Squamata: Anguidae) from northern Honduras. Revista de Biologia Tropical 44 (1): 259-264 - 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 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 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
External links	IUCN Red List Google images

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