Diploderma luei

Diploderma luei is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Taiwan.[3][4]

Diploderma luei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Diploderma
Species:
D. luei
Binomial name
Diploderma luei
(Ota, Chen & Shang, 1998)[2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Japalura luei
    Ota, Chen & Shang, 1988
  • Diploderma luei
    Wang et al., 2018

Geographic range

In Taiwan D. luei has only been found in the mountains of Yilan County and Hualien County at elevations of 900 to 1,800 m (3,000 to 5,900 ft).[5]

Description

The snout-to-vent length (SVL) of D. luei may reach 10 cm (3.9 in); the total length (including the long tail) may reach 27 cm (11 in).[6]

Reproduction

D. luei is oviparous.[6]

Etymology

The specific name, luei, comes from the name of Taiwanese herpetologist Kuang-Yang Lue, to honor his contributions to the herpetology of Taiwan.[3][5][7]

Conservation status

D. luei is listed as a rare and valuable species in the Taiwan Wildlife Conservation Act[6] similar to Diploderma swinhonis.

References

  1. Shang, G. (2019). "Diploderma luei". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2019: e.T29429A127945419. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T29429A127945419.en. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  2. Ota, Hidetoshi; Chen, Szu-Lung; Shang, Gaus (1998). "Japalura luei: a new agamid lizard from Taiwan (Reptilia: Squamata)". Copeia. 1998 (3): 649. doi:10.2307/1447794. JSTOR 1447794.
  3. "Diploderma luei ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  4. Shao KT (ed.). "Japalura luei Ota, Chen & Shang, 1998". Catalogue of life in Taiwan. Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  5. 呂氏攀蜥分布與棲地利用之研究 [Distribution and Habitat Preference of Japalura luei]. forest.gov.tw (in Chinese and English). Forestry Bureau. May 1997. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  6. "Japalura luei Ota, Chen & Shang, 1998". Taiwan Encyclopedia of Life (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  7. 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 luei, p. 162).


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