Diploderma zhaoermii explained

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.^[1]

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 1200–.

Taxonomy

D. zhaoermii was first collected in 1933, but not described until 2002.^[3]

Reproduction

D. zhaoermii is oviparous.^[2]

Further reading

• Manthey U (2010). Agamid Lizards of Southern Asia, Draconinae 2, Leiolepidinae. Frankfurt am Main: Chimaira. 168 pp. .
• 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).

Notes and References

1. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Japalura zhaoermii, p. 293).
2. www.reptile-database.org.
3. 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).