''Diploglossus'' is a

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, with 20 described

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, commonly known as galliwasps.Eol.com
/ref> Several former ''Diploglossus'' species were moved to the genus '' Siderolamprus'' in 2021.

Geographic range

Species of the genus ''Diploglossus'' are found in

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and parts of the

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. One species, ''D. bilobatus'', is found in

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, but is sometimes placed in the distinct genus '' Mesoamericus'' in the subfamily Siderolamprinae.

Species

The following species are recognized as being valid.. www.reptile-database.org. *'' Diploglossus bilobatus'' – O'Shaughnessy's galliwasp *'' Diploglossus delasagra'' – Cuban pale-necked galliwasp,

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n galliwasp *'' Diploglossus fasciatus'' – banded galliwasp *'' Diploglossus garridoi'' – Cuban small-eared galliwasp *'' Diploglossus lessonae'' –

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

ian galliwasp *'' Diploglossus microlepis'' – small-lipped galliwasp *'' Diploglossus millepunctatus'' – dotted galliwasp *'' Diploglossus monotropis'' *'' Diploglossus montisserrati'' –

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galliwasp *'' Diploglossus nigropunctatus'' – Cuban spotted galliwasp *'' Diploglossus pleii'' – Puerto Rican galliwasp ''

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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Diploglossus''.

Geographic range

Species

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