Diploderma zhaoermii

Diploderma zhaoermii is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Sichuan, China.

Diploderma zhaoermii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Diploderma
Species:
D. zhaoermii
Binomial name
Diploderma zhaoermii
(Gao & Hou, 2002)
Synonyms[2]
  • Japalura zhaoermii
    Gao & Hou, 2002
  • Diploderma zhaoermii
    — Wang et al., 2018

Etymology

The specific name, zhaoermii, is in honor of Chinese herpetologist Zhao Er-mi.[3]

Geographic range

D. zhaoermii is found in western Sichaun province, China.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of D. zhaoermii is shrubland, at altitudes of 1,200–1,600 m (3,900–5,200 ft).[1]

Taxonomy

D. zhaoermii was first collected in 1933, but not described until 2002.[4]

Reproduction

D. zhaoermii is oviparous.[2]

References
  1. Rao D-q (2019). "Diploderma zhaoermii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T104672095A104672125. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T104672095A104672125.en. Downloaded on 05 February 2021.
  2. Species Diploderma zhaoermii at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. 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 zhaoermii, p. 293).
  4. Gao, Zheng-fa; Hou, Mian (2002). "Description of a new Japalura species from western Sichuan Province, China". Sichuan Journal of Zoology. 21 (1): 3–5. (Japalura zhaoermii, new species).

Further reading
  • Manthey U (2010). Agamid Lizards of Southern Asia, Draconinae 2, Leiolepidinae. Frankfurt am Main: Chimaira. 168 pp. ISBN 978-3899733754.
  • Wang K, Che J, Lin S-M, Deepak V, Aniruddha D-R, Jiang K, Jin J, Chen H, Siler CD (2018). "Multilocus phylogeny and revised classification for mountain dragons of the genus Japalura s. l. (Reptilia:Agamidae: Draconinae) from Asia". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 185 (1): 246–267. (Diploderma zhaoermii, new combination).



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