Diploderma Explained

Diploderma is a genus of lizards in the family Agamidae. Species of Diploderma are native to Myanmar, China, Vietnam, Taiwan, and Japan. Most of the species are found in China,[1] including many endemics.[2]

Species

The following 47 species are recognized as being valid:[3]

Nota bene

a binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Diploderma.

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Kunte K, Manthey U. 2009. Rediscovery of Japalura sagittifera (Sauria: Agamidae) from the eastern Himalayas, Arunachal Pradesh: An addition to the Indian herpetofauna. Sauria. 31. 2. 49–55.
  2. Mahony S. 2009. A new species of Japalura (Reptilia: Agamidae) from northeast India with a discussion of the similar species Japalura sagittifera Smith, 1940 and Japalura planidorsata Jerdon, 1870. Zootaxa. 2212. 41–61. 10.11646/zootaxa.2212.1.2.
  3. Wang. Kai. species:Kai Wang. Ren. Jinlong. species:Jin-Long Ren. Wu. Jiawei. species:Jia-Wei Wu. Jiang. Ke. species:Ke Jiang. Jin. Jieqiong. species:Jie-Qiong Jin. Hou. Shaobing. species:Shao-Bing Hou. Zheng. Puyang. species:Pu-Yang Zheng. Xie. Feng. species:Feng Xie. Siler. Cameron D.. species:Cameron D. Siler. Che. Jing. species:Jing Che. 2021. Systematic revision of mountain dragons (Reptilia: Agamidae: Diploderma) in China, with descriptions of six new species and discussion on their conservation. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. en. 59. 1. 222–263. 10.1111/jzs.12414. 234110449 . 1439-0469. free.