Diploderma slowinskii

Diploderma slowinskii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Agamidae
Genus:	Diploderma
Species:	D. slowinskii
Binomial name
	Diploderma slowinskii; Rao, Vindum, Ma, Fu, and Wilkinson, 2017
Synonyms
	Japalura slowinskii

Last updated December 18, 2025

Diploderma slowinskii is a species of lizard, which was first identified in the Yunnan province of China in 2017.^[1] The lizard is named after American herpetologist, Joseph Bruno Slowinski.^[2]

Description

The lizard is relatively large, it has a robust head and a compressed body.^[3] Its reproduction is oviparous.^[2]

References

↑ "中国两栖类". www.amphibiachina.org. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
1 2 "Diploderma slowinskii". The Reptile Database. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
↑ Pskhun (2017-09-16). "Species New to Science: [Herpetology • 2017] Japalura slowinskii • A New Species of Japalura (Squamata, Agamidae) from the Nu River Valley in southern Hengduan Mountains, Yunnan, China". Species New to Science. Retrieved 2018-10-17.

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[1] "中国两栖类". www.amphibiachina.org. Retrieved October 17, 2018.

[Reptile_database-2] 1 2 "Diploderma slowinskii". The Reptile Database. Retrieved October 17, 2018.

[3] Pskhun (2017-09-16). "Species New to Science: [Herpetology • 2017] Japalura slowinskii • A New Species of Japalura (Squamata, Agamidae) from the Nu River Valley in southern Hengduan Mountains, Yunnan, China". Species New to Science. Retrieved 2018-10-17.

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