Diploderma luei

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

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Geographic range

In Taiwan Diploderma luei has only been found in the mountains of Yilan County and Hualien County. [5]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Diploderma huei is forest, at elevations of 500–2,000 m (1,600–6,600 ft). [1]

Description

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

Behavior

Diploderma huei is arboreal. [1]

Reproduction

Diploderma 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

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 Shang, G. (2019). "Diploderma luei ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019. IUCN: 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. 1 2 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. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 "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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