Siderolamprus owenii, also known commonly as Owen's galliwasp, is a species of lizard in the family Diploglossidae. The species is native to Guatemala and Mexico.

Etymology Siderolamprus owenii was named after British biologist and paleontologist Richard Owen. ("Diploglossus oweni [sic]", p. 198).

Taxonomy Siderolamprus owenii was originally classified in the genus Diploglossus, but was moved to Celestus by Cope in 1868, back to Diploglossus by Boulenger in 1885, and to Siderolamprus by Schools and Hedges in 2021.

Reproduction Siderolamprus owenii is oviparous.

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Further reading

(Celestus owenii, new combinaion, p. 124). 854 pp. + errata et emendanda. (Diploglossus owenii, new species, pp. 594– 595). (in French).