Diploderma dymondi

Diploderma dymondi
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Agamidae
Genus:	Diploderma
Species:	D. dymondi
Binomial name
	Diploderma dymondi; (Boulenger, 1906)
Synonyms
	Acanthosaura dymondi; Boulenger, 1906; Japalura dymondi; — M.A. Smith, 1935; Diploderma dymondi; — Wang et al., 2018;

Last updated August 14, 2023

Diploderma dymondi, also known commonly as Dymond's japalure, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to China.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, dymondi, is in honor of the Rev. Francis John "Frank" Dymond (1866–1932), who was a Methodist missionary in China.^[3]

Geographic range

D. dymondi is found in southern Sichuan Province and northern Yunnan Province, China.^[1]^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of D. dymondi is forest, at altitudes of 2,000–2,500 m (6,600–8,200 ft).^[1]

Description

D. dymondi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of almost 8 cm (3.1 in), with a tail length of 18.5 cm (7.3 in).^[4]

Reproduction

D. dymondi is oviparous.^[2]

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References

1 2 3 Rao, D.-Q. (2019). "Diploderma dymondi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . IUCN. 2019: e.T104667146A104667351. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T104667146A104667351.en . Retrieved 29 April 2021.
1 2 3 4 5 Species Diploderma dymondi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org
↑ 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 dymondi, p. 79).
↑ Smith MA (1935).