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Diploglossus microlepis (GRAY, 1831)

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Higher TaxaDiploglossidae, Diploglossa, Anguimorpha, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Small-lipped Galliwasp
G: Kleinlippen-Gallwespenschleiche 
SynonymTiliqua microlepis GRAY in GRIFFITH 1831: 71
Microlepis undulata GRAY 1839: 334 (nomen subst.)
Diploglossus microlepis GRAY 1831
Diploglossus microlepis — BOULENGER 1885: 292
Diploglossus microlepis ? — WERMUTH 1965: 10
Diploglossus microlepis — SCHOOLS & HEDGES 2021 
Distributionunknown

Type locality: unknown  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesType: BMNH XV.117.a (and possibly additional specimens). 
DiagnosisUnfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. 
CommentStatus unclear. Distribution unknown according to BOULENGER 1885 and WERMUTH 1965 (Tierreich).

Abundance: only known from the type specimen (Meiri et al. 2017). 
EtymologyNamed after Greek micros (μικρός), small + Greek lepis (λεπίς), scale. 
References
  • 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
  • Gray, J. E. 1831. A synopsis of the species of Class Reptilia. In: Griffith, E & E. Pidgeon: The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organisation by the Baron Cuvier with additional descriptions of all the species hither named, and of many before noticed [Vol. 9]. Whittaker, Treacher and Co., London: 481 + 110 pp. [1830] - get paper here
  • Gray,J.E. 1839. Catalogue of the slender-tongued saurians, with descriptions of many new genera and species. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 2 (11): 331-337 [continued from page 293] - get paper here
  • Meiri, Shai; Aaron M. Bauer, Allen Allison, Fernando Castro-Herrera, Laurent Chirio, Guarino Colli, Indraneil Das, Tiffany M. Doan, Frank Glaw, Lee L. Grismer, Marinus Hoogmoed, Fred Kraus, Matthew LeBreton, Danny Meirte, Zoltán T. Nagy, Cristiano d 2017. Extinct, obscure or imaginary: the lizard species with the smallest ranges. Diversity and Distributions 24 (2): 262-273 - 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
 
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