Mesoamericus
Species of lizard
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Mesoamericus bilobatus, also known commonly as O'Shaughnessy's galliwasp, is a species of lizard in the family Diploglossidae.[2] The species is native to Central America.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Anguimorpha |
| Family: | Diploglossidae |
| Genus: | Mesoamericus Schools & Hedges, 2021 |
| Species: | M. bilobatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Mesoamericus bilobatus (O'Shaughnessy, 1874) | |
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Taxonomy
A 2021 study found M. bilobatus to not belong to the genus Diploglossus (which is otherwise only found in South America and the Caribbean), but rather to belong to the monotypic genus Mesoamericus in the subfamily Siderolamprinae.[2][3]
Geographic range
M. bilobatus is found in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama.[2]
Habitat
Description
Behavior
M. bilobatus is diurnal, terrestrial, and semifossorial.[1]
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