Diploderma zhaoermii
| Diploderma zhaoermii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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] | |
| |
Diploderma zhaoermii is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Sichuan, China.
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
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c 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
- 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).
