Diploderma makii

Diploderma makii
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Agamidae
Genus:	Diploderma
Species:	D. makii
Binomial name
	Diploderma makii; (Ota, 1989)
Synonyms
	Japalura makii; Ota, 1989;

Last updated April 24, 2025

Diploderma makii, also known commonly as Ota's japalure, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Draconinae of the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Taiwan.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, makii, is in honor of Japanese herpetologist Moichirō Maki (1886–1959).^[3]^: 166

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Diploderma makii is forest, at altitudes of 900–1,800 m (3,000–5,900 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

Diploderma makii is oviparous.^[2] Clutch size is 4–8 eggs.^[1]

Taxonomy

Diploderma makii is closely related to Diploderma swinhonis .^[2]

References

1 2 3 Shang, G. (2019). "Diploderma makii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019. IUCN: e.T104670445A104670518. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T104670445A104670518.en . Retrieved 29 April 2021.
1 2 3 4 Species Diploderma makii at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
↑ Beolens, B; Watkins, M; Grayson, M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Japalura makii).

Barts, M.; Wilms, T. (2003). "Die Agamen der Welt ". Draco. 4 (14): 4–23. (Japalura makii). (in German).
Manthey, U. (2010). Agamid Lizards of Southern Asia, Draconinae 2, Leiolepidinae. Terralog Volume 7b. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. ISBN 978-3899733754. 168 pp. (Japalura makii).
Ota, H. (1989). "A New Species of Japalura (Agamidae: Lacertilia: Reptilia) from Taiwan". Copeia. 1989 (3): 569–576. (Japalura makii, new species, p. 570).
Wang, K.; Che, J.; Lin, S.; Deepak, V.; Datta-Roy, A.; Jiang, K.; Jin, J.; Chen, H.; Siler, C.D. (2019). "Multilocus phylogeny and revised classification for mountain dragons of the genus Japalura s.l. (Reptilia: Agamidae: Draconinae) from Asia". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 185 (1): 246–267. (Diploderma makii, new combination).

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[iucn-1] 1 2 3 Shang, G. (2019). "Diploderma makii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019. IUCN: e.T104670445A104670518. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T104670445A104670518.en . Retrieved 29 April 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 Species Diploderma makii at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

[3] Beolens, B; Watkins, M; Grayson, M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Japalura makii).

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