Diplolaemus

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:

• Diplolaemus bibronii <small>Bell, 1843</small> – Bibron's iguana

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

• Diplolaemus darwinii <small>Bell, 1843</small> – Darwin's iguana

:Range: Argentina (Patagonia, Santa Cruz), Chile

• Diplolaemus leopardinus <small>(F. Werner, 1898)</small> – leopard iguana

:Range: Argentina (Patagonia, Neuquen)

• Diplolaemus sexcinctus <small>, Scolaro & Videla, 2003</small>

:Range: Argentina, Chile

References

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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;125).