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Diploderma zhaoermii

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Diploderma zhaoermii
Scientific classification Edit this 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]
  • 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 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.
  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. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Japalura zhaoermii, p. 293).
  4. ^ 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).

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