Diploglossus nigropunctatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Diploglossa

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Anguimorpha Infraordo: Neoanguimorpha Superfamilia: Diploglossa

Familia: Diploglossidae
Genus: Diploglossus
Species: Diploglossus nigropunctatus

Name

Diploglossus nigropunctatus (Barbour & Shreve, 1937)

• Holotype: MCZ R-42504, adult ♀, collected by Philip J. Darlington, Jr. on 28 July 1936.
• Type locality: “mountains north of Imias, about 3000 feet altitude, Oriente, Cuba”.

Combinations

• Celestus delasagra nigropunctata Barbour & Shreve, 1937: 378 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Diploglossus delasagra nigropunctatus — Wermuth, 1969 [subsequent combination]
• Diploglossus nigropunctatus — Thomas & Hedges, 1998 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

References

Primary references

• Barbour, T. & Shreve, B. 1937. Novitates Cubanae. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy 80: 377–387. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Diploglossus nigropunctatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 2 July 2020.
• Fong, A. 2017. IUCN: Diploglossus nigropunctatus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T75168161A75171986. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T75168161A75171986.en.

Vernacular names

English: Cuban Spotted Galliwasp