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Banded Galliwasp

Diploglossus fasciatus (Gray, 1831)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Diploglossus fasciatus (Gray, 1831)
Name authority
(Gray, 1831)
Common name
Banded Galliwasp
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Diploglossidae
Genus
Diploglossus
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
  9. orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
  10. suborderAutarchoglossa
  11. familyDiploglossidae
  12. genusDiploglossus
  13. speciesDiploglossus fasciatus (Gray, 1831)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Diploglossus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
CUBAN SMALL-EARED GALLIWASPDiploglossus garridoi Thomas & Hedges, 1998DiploglossidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Small-lipped GalliwaspDiploglossus microlepis (Gray, 1831)DiploglossidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dotted GalliwaspDiploglossus millepunctatus O'Shaughnessy, 1874DiploglossidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diploglossus monotropis (Kuhl, 1820)DiploglossidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cuban Spotted GalliwaspDiploglossus nigropunctatus Barbour & Shreve, 1937DiploglossidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Puerto Rican GalliwaspDiploglossus pleii Duméril & Bibron, 1839DiploglossidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cuban GalliwaspDiploglossus delasagra (Cocteau, 1838)DiploglossidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Brazilian GalliwaspDiploglossus lessonae Peracca, 1890DiploglossidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Montserrat GalliwaspDiploglossus montisserrati Underwood, 1964DiploglossidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 54 records assigned to Diploglossidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Euprepis fasciatus Reuss, 1834 Reuss, 1834synonym
Tiliqua fasciatus Gray, 1831 Gray, 1831synonym
Diploglossus houttuynii Cocteau ex Duméril & Bibron, 1839 Cocteau ex Duméril & Bibron, 1839synonym
Diploglossus resplendens Barbour, 1909 Barbour, 1909synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

SE Brazil (Acre, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo), W Bolivia (Cochabamba, Beni, La Paz), SE Peru

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Diploglossus&species=fasciatus Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:36LJM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.