Siderolamprus owenii, Owen's galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family.[2] It is found in Mexico and Guatemala. It was named after British biologist and paleontologist Richard Owen.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Diploglossidae |
| Genus: | Siderolamprus |
| Species: | S. owenii
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| Binomial name | |
| Siderolamprus owenii | |
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Diploglossus owenii Duméril & Bibron, 1839 | |
It was formerly classified in the genus Diploglossus, but was moved to Siderolamprus in 2021.[3]
References
edit- ^ Cox, N.A. (2021). "Diploglossus owenii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T75169266A75169275. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ Siderolamprus owenii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 April 2022.
- ^ Schools, Molly; Hedges, S. Blair (2021-05-20). "Phylogenetics, classification, and biogeography of the Neotropical forest lizards (Squamata, Diploglossidae)". Zootaxa. 4974 (2): 201–257. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4974.2.1. ISSN 1175-5334.