Diploderma zhaoermii

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Diploderma zhaoermii
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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

Etymology

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

Geographic range

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

Habitat

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

Taxonomy

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

Reproduction

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D. zhaoermii is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ a b c 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. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. (Japalura zhaoermii, p. 293).
  4. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). (Japalura zhaoermii, new species).

Further reading

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  • Manthey U (2010). Agamid Lizards of Southern Asia, Draconinae 2, Leiolepidinae. Frankfurt am Main: Chimaira. 168 pp. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
  • 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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