Diploderma luei

Diploderma luei is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Taiwan.[2][3]

Diploderma luei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Diploderma
Species:
D. luei
Binomial name
Diploderma luei
(Ota, Chen & Shang, 1998)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Japalura luei
    Ota, Chen & Shang, 1988
  • Diploderma luei
    — Wang et al., 2018

Geographic range

In Taiwan D. luei has only been found in the mountains of Yilan County and Hualien County at elevations of 900 to 1,800 m (3,000 to 5,900 ft).[4]

Description

The snout-to-vent length (SVL) of D. luei may reach 10 cm (3.9 in); the total length (including the long tail) may reach 27 cm (11 in).[5]

Reproduction

D. luei is oviparous.[5]

Etymology

The specific name, luei, comes from the name of Taiwanese herpetologist Kuang-Yang Lue, to honor his contributions to the herpetology of Taiwan.[2][4][6]

Conservation status

D. luei is listed as a rare and valuable species in the Taiwan Wildlife Conservation Act.[5]

References
  1. Ota, Hidetoshi; Chen, Szu-Lung; Shang, Gaus (1998). "Japalura luei: a new agamid lizard from Taiwan (Reptilia: Squamata)". Copeia. 1998 (3): 649. doi:10.2307/1447794. JSTOR 1447794.
  2. "Diploderma luei ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  3. Shao KT (ed.). "Japalura luei Ota, Chen & Shang, 1998". Catalogue of life in Taiwan. Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  4. 呂氏攀蜥分布與棲地利用之研究 [Distribution and Habitat Preference of Japalura luei]. forest.gov.tw (in Chinese and English). Forestry Bureau. May 1997. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  5. "Japalura luei Ota, Chen & Shang, 1998". Taiwan Encyclopedia of Life (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  6. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Japalura luei, p. 162).


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