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Genus of lizards
Diploderma swinhonis
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]
[3]
The following 47 species are recognized as being valid:
[3]
[4]
Diploderma angustelinea
K. Wang ,
Ren ,
J. Wu ,
Che &
Siler , 2020 – narrow-striped mountain dragon
Diploderma aorun K. Wang,
Jiang ,
Zheng ,
Xie , Che & Siler, 2020 – Aorun mountain dragon
Diploderma batangense (
C. Li ,
Deng ,
Y. Wu & Y. Wang, 2001)
Diploderma bowoense K. Wang,
Gao , J. Wu, Siler & Che, 2021 – Bowo mountain dragon
Diploderma brevicauda (
Manthey ,
Denzer ,
Hou &
X. Wang , 2012)
Diploderma brevipes (
Gressitt , 1936) – short-legged japalure
Diploderma chapaense (
Bourret , 1937)
Diploderma daduense Cai, Liu & Chang, 2024
[5]
Diploderma danbaense Liu, Hou, Ananjeva, & Rao, 2023
Diploderma daochengense Cai, Zhang, Li, Du, Xie, Hou, Zhou, & Jiang, 2022 – Daocheng mountain lizard
Diploderma donglangense Liu, Hou, Ananjeva, & Rao, 2023
Diploderma drukdaypo K. Wang, Ren, Jiang,
Zou , J. Wu, Che & Siler, 2019 – dwarf mountain dragon
Diploderma dymondi (
Boulenger , 1906) – Dymond's japalure
Diploderma fasciatum (
Mertens , 1926) – banded japalure
Diploderma flaviceps (
Barbour &
Dunn , 1919) – Szechwan japalure
Diploderma flavilabre K. Wang, Che & Siler, 2020 – yellow-lipped mountain dragon
Diploderma formosgulae K. Wang, Gao, J. Wu,
Dong ,
Shi ,
Qi , Siler & Che, 2021 – vibrant-gulared mountain dragon
Diploderma grahami (
Stejneger , 1924) – Graham's japalure
Diploderma hamptoni (
M.A. Smith , 1935) – Hampton's japalure
Diploderma iadinum (K. Wang, Jiang, Siler & Che, 2016) – emerald mountain dragon
Diploderma jiulongense Liu, Hou, Ananjeva, & Rao, 2023
Diploderma kangdingense Cai, Zhang, Li, Du, Xie, Hou, Zhou, & Jiang, 2022 – Kangding mountain lizard
Diploderma laeviventre (K. Wang, Jiang, Siler & Che, 2016) – smooth-venter mountain dragon
Diploderma limingense Liu, Hou, Rao, & Ananjeva, 2022
Diploderma luei (
Ota ,
S. Chen &
Shang , 1998)
Diploderma makii (Ota, 1989) – Ota's japalure
Diploderma menghaiense
Liu , Hou,
J. Wang ,
Ananjeva &
Rao , 2020 – Menghai mountain lizard
Diploderma micangshanense (
Song , 1987)
Diploderma ngoclinense (Ananjeva,
Orlov &
Nguyen , 2017)
Diploderma panchi K. Wang, Zheng, Xie, Che & Siler, 2020 – Panchi mountain dragon
Diploderma panlong K. Wang, Che, Siler, 2020 – Pan Long mountain dragon
Diploderma polygonatum
Hallowell , 1861 – Ryukyu japalure, Okinawa tree lizard
Diploderma qilin K. Wang, Ren, Che & Siler, 2020 – Qilin mountain dragon
Diploderma shuoquense Liu, Hou, Rao, & Ananjeva, 2022
Diploderma slowinskii (Rao,
Vindum ,
Ma ,
Fu &
Wilkinson , 2017)
Diploderma splendidum (Barbour & Dunn, 1919) – green striped tree dragon, splendid japalure
Diploderma swild K. Wang, J. Wu, Jiang,
J. Chen ,
Miao , Siler & Che, 2019 – Swild mountain dragon
Diploderma swinhonis (
Günther , 1864) – Taiwan japalure
Diploderma tachengense Liu, Hou, Ananjeva, & Rao, 2023
Diploderma varcoae (Boulenger, 1918) – Chinese japalure
Diploderma vela (K. Wang, Jiang & Che, 2015) – sail mountain lizard, sail japalura
Diploderma xinlongense Cai, Zhang, Li, Du, Xie, Hou, Zhou, & Jiang, 2022 – Xinlong mountain lizard
Diploderma yangi K. Wang,
Zhang &
X. Li , 2022
Diploderma yongshengense Liu, Hou, Rao, & Ananjeva, 2022
Diploderma yulongense (Manthey, Denzer, Hou & X. Wang, 2012)
Diploderma yunnanense (
Anderson , 1878) – Yunnan japalure
Diploderma zhaoermii (
Gao & Hou, 2002)
Nota bene : a
binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Diploderma .
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Kunte K ,
Manthey U (2009).
"Rediscovery of Japalura sagittifera (Sauria: Agamidae) from the eastern Himalayas, Arunachal Pradesh: An addition to the Indian herpetofauna" (PDF) . Sauria . 31 (2): 49–55.
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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" (PDF) . Zootaxa . 2212 : 41–61.
doi :
10.11646/zootaxa.2212.1.2 .
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a
b
Diploderma at the
Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 18 October 2018.
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Wang, Kai ;
Ren, Jinlong ;
Wu, Jiawei ;
Jiang, Ke ;
Jin, Jieqiong ;
Hou, Shaobing ;
Zheng, Puyang ;
Xie, Feng ;
Siler, Cameron D. ;
Che, Jing (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 . 59 (1): 222–263.
doi :
10.1111/jzs.12414 .
ISSN
1439-0469 .
S2CID
234110449 .
^ Bo Cai, Fengjing Liu, Dong Liang, Mian Hou, Huaming Zhou, Jiayun Zhong, Jing Li and Jiang Chang. 2024. A New Species of Diploderma (Squamata, Agamidae) from the Valley of Dadu River in Sichuan Province, with a Redescription of Topotypes of D. splendidum from Hubei Province, China. Animals. 14(9), 1344; DOI: 10.3390/ani14091344
Hallowell E (1861). "Report upon the Reptilia of the North Pacific Exploring Expedition, under command of Capt. John Rogers, U. S. N." Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 12 : 480-510. (Diploderma , new genus, p. 490; D. polygonatum , new species, pp. 490-491).