''Siderolamprus montanus'', the mountain lesser galliwasp, is a

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

lizard Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia alt ...

of the

Diploglossidae Diploglossidae is a family of anguimorph lizards native to the Americas, with most genera being endemic to Hispaniola. Most members of this family (aside from the legless genus '' Ophiodes'') are known as galliwasps. They were formerly considered ...

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. It is found in

Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...

. It was formerly classified in the genus ''

Diploglossus ''Diploglossus'' is a genus of New World diploglossid lizards, with 20 described species, commonly known as galliwasps. Several former ''Diploglossus'' species were moved to the genus '' Siderolamprus'' in 2021. Geographic range Species of th ...

'', but was moved to ''

Siderolamprus ''Siderolamprus'' is a genus of lizard in the family Diploglossidae. They are found throughout much of Central America. They are considered the only members of the subfamily Siderolamprinae, although '' Diploglossus bilobatus'' is sometimes recl ...

'' in 2021.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2943947 Siderolamprus Reptiles described in 1933 Reptiles of Honduras Endemic fauna of Honduras Taxa named by Karl Patterson Schmidt