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Puerto Rican Galliwasp
Diploglossus pleii Duméril & Bibron, 1839
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Diploglossus pleii, the Puerto Rican galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family endemic to Puerto Rico. It inhabits the Northern Karst Belt, the Central Mountains, and the Luquillo Forest, where it inhabits moist habitats like forest, woodland edge, coffee plantations, and sugarcane farms at elevations of 50–670 m (160–2,200 ft). It is found under thick leaf litter. It is classified as being of least-concern by the IUCN despite its rather restricted range due to its relative abundance and stable population.
Wikipedia contributors, Diploglossus pleii; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:09:32.417138+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Diploglossus pleii Duméril & Bibron, 1839
- Name authority
- Duméril & Bibron, 1839
- Common name
- Puerto Rican 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderAutarchoglossa
- familyDiploglossidae
- genusDiploglossus
- speciesDiploglossus pleii Duméril & Bibron, 1839
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Diploglossus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| CUBAN SMALL-EARED GALLIWASPDiploglossus garridoi Thomas & Hedges, 1998 | DiploglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Small-lipped GalliwaspDiploglossus microlepis (Gray, 1831) | DiploglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dotted GalliwaspDiploglossus millepunctatus O'Shaughnessy, 1874 | DiploglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diploglossus monotropis (Kuhl, 1820) | DiploglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cuban Spotted GalliwaspDiploglossus nigropunctatus Barbour & Shreve, 1937 | DiploglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cuban GalliwaspDiploglossus delasagra (Cocteau, 1838) | DiploglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Banded GalliwaspDiploglossus fasciatus (Gray, 1831) | DiploglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Brazilian GalliwaspDiploglossus lessonae Peracca, 1890 | DiploglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Montserrat GalliwaspDiploglossus montisserrati Underwood, 1964 | DiploglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Diploglossus&species=pleii 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:6CY4F. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.