Siderolamprus ingridae
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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. ingridae
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Siderolamprus ingridae, also known commonly as Ingrid’s galliwasp, is a species of lizard in the family Diploglossidae.[2] The species is native to Mexico.
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, ingridae, is in honor of Ingrid Longstrom Werler (1923–2003), who was the wife John E. Werler.[3][4]
Taxonomy
[edit]S. ingridae was formerly classified in the genera Diploglossus and then Celestus, but was moved to the genus Siderolamprus in 2021.[5]
Geographic range
[edit]S. ingridae is endemic to the Mexican state of Veracruz.[1][2]
Description
[edit]S. ingridae may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 10.5 cm (4.1 in).[2]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of S. ingridae is forest, at altitudes around 1,200 m (3,900 ft).[1]
Reproduction
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Campbell JA (2007). "Celestus ingridae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T63699A12700149. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Siderolamprus ingridae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 August 2022.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Diploglossus ingridae, p. 130).
- ^ "Ingrid Longstrom Werler". (Obituary). Houston Chronicle. June 10, 2003.
- ^ Schools, Molly; Hedges, S. Blair (2021). "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. (Siderolamprus ingridae, new combination).
Further reading
[edit]- Savage JM, Lips KR, Ibáñez RD (2008). "A new species of Celestus from west-central Panama, with consideration of the status of the genera of the Anguidae: Diploglossinae (Squamata)". Revista de Biología Tropical 56 (2): 845–859. (Celestus ingridae, new combination).
- Werler JE, Campbell JA (2004). "New Lizard of the Genus Diploglossus (Anguidae: Diploglossinae) from the Tuxtlan Faunal Region, Veracruz, Mexico". Southwestern Naturalist 49 (3): 327–333. (Diploglossus ingridae, new species). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
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