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Siderolamprus ingridae

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(Redirected from Ingrid’s galliwasp) Species of lizard

Siderolamprus ingridae
Adult male
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diploglossidae
Genus: Siderolamprus
Species: S. ingridae
Binomial name
Siderolamprus ingridae
(Werler & Campbell, 2004)
Synonyms

Siderolamprus ingridae, also known commonly as Ingrid’s galliwasp, is a species of lizard in the family Diploglossidae. The species is native to Mexico.

Etymology

The specific name, ingridae, is in honor of Ingrid Longstrom Werler (1923–2003), who was the wife John E. Werler.

Taxonomy

S. ingridae was formerly classified in the genera Diploglossus and then Celestus, but was moved to the genus Siderolamprus in 2021.

Geographic range

S. ingridae is endemic to the Mexican state of Veracruz.

Description

S. ingridae may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 10.5 cm (4.1 in).

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. ingridae is forest, at altitudes around 1,200 m (3,900 ft).

Reproduction

S. ingridae is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ Campbell JA (2007). "Celestus ingridae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T63699A12700149. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  2. ^ Siderolamprus ingridae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 August 2022.
  3. 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).
  4. "Ingrid Longstrom Werler". (Obituary). Houston Chronicle. June 10, 2003.
  5. 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

  • 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).
Taxon identifiers
Celestus ingridae


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