Diplolaemus

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
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 Toxicofera
Subordo: Iguania
Infraordo: Pleurodonta

Familia: Leiosauridae
Subfamilia: Leiosaurinae
Genus: Diplolaemus
Species (4): D. bibronii – D. darwinii – D. leopardinus – D. sexcinctus
Name

Diplolaemus Bell, 1843: 19

Type species: Diplolaemus darwinii Bell, 1843, by subsequent designation by Cei (1971: 471).

References
Primary references

Bell, T. 1843. The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, under the command of Captain Fitzroy, R.N. during the years 1832 to 1836. Edited and superintended by Charles Darwin ... naturalist to the expedition. Part 5. Reptiles. Smith, Elder and Co.: London. vi + 51 pp. BHL

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2021. Diplolaemus . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 1 October 12019.
Diplolaemus – Taxon details on Interim Register of Marine and Non-marine Genera (IRMNG).
Diplolaemus – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Diplolaemus is a genus of lizards in the family Leiosauridae. The genus is endemic to southern South America.
Species

Diplolaemus contains the following four species:[1]

Diplolaemus bibronii Bell, 1843 – Bibron's iguana[2]

Range: Argentina (Patagonia from Santa Cruz to Aysén and Magallanes), Chile

Diplolaemus darwinii Bell, 1843 – Darwin's iguana[2]

Range: Argentina (Patagonia, Santa Cruz), Chile

Diplolaemus leopardinus (F. Werner, 1898) – leopard iguana

Range: Argentina (Patagonia, Neuquen)

Diplolaemus sexcinctus Cei, Scolaro & Videla, 2003

Range: Argentina, Chile

References

Diplolaemus. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Diplolaemus bibronii, p. 25; D. darwinii, p. 65).

Further reading

Bell T (1843). In: Darwin C (1843). The Zoology of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle, Under the Command of Captain Fitzroy, R.N., During the Years 1832 to 1836. Part V. Reptiles. London: Smith, Elder and Co. vi + 50 pp. + Plates 1-20. (Diplolæmus, new genus, p. 19).
Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. Iguanidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I-XXIV. (Genus Diplolæmus, p. 125).