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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Diploderma |
| Species: | D. zhaoermii |
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| Diploderma zhaoermii | |
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Diploderma zhaoermii is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Sichuan, China.
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, zhaoermii, is in honor of Chinese herpetologist Zhao Er-mi.[3]
Geographic range
[edit]D. zhaoermii is found in western Sichaun province, China.[2]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of D. zhaoermii is shrubland, at altitudes of 1,200–1,600 m (3,900–5,200 ft).[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]D. zhaoermii was first collected in 1933, but not described until 2002.[4]
Reproduction
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 Rao, D.-Q. (2019). "Diploderma zhaoermii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T104672095A104672125. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T104672095A104672125.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- 1 2 3 Species Diploderma zhaoermii at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ 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
[edit]- 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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