Diploderma zhaoermii

Diploderma zhaoermii
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Agamidae
Genus:	Diploderma
Species:	D. zhaoermii
Binomial name
	Diploderma zhaoermii; (Gao & Hou, 2002)
Synonyms
	Japalura zhaoermii; Gao & Hou, 2002; Diploderma zhaoermii; — Wang et al., 2018;

Last updated October 01, 2025

Diploderma zhaoermii is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Sichuan, China.

Etymology

The specific name, zhaoermii, is in honor of Chinese herpetologist Zhao Er-mi.^[3]

Geographic range

D. zhaoermii is found in western Sichaun province, China.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of D. zhaoermii is shrubland, at altitudes of 1,200–1,600 m (3,900–5,200 ft).^[1]

Taxonomy

D. zhaoermii was first collected in 1933, but not described until 2002.^[4]

Reproduction

D. zhaoermii is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 Rao, D.-Q. (2019). "Diploderma zhaoermii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T104672095A104672125. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T104672095A104672125.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
1 2 3 Species Diploderma zhaoermii 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 zhaoermii, p. 293).
↑ Gao, Zheng-fa; Hou, Mian (2002). "Description of a new Japalura species from western Sichuan Province, China". Sichuan Journal of Zoology. 21 (1): 3–5. (Japalura zhaoermii, new species).

Manthey U (2010). Agamid Lizards of Southern Asia, Draconinae 2, Leiolepidinae. Frankfurt am Main: Chimaira. 168 pp. ISBN 978-3899733754.
Wang K, Che J, Lin S-M, Deepak V, Aniruddha D-R, Jiang K, Jin J, Chen H, Siler CD (2018). "Multilocus phylogeny and revised classification for mountain dragons of the genus Japalura s. l. (Reptilia:Agamidae: Draconinae) from Asia". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society185 (1): 246–267. (Diploderma zhaoermii, new combination).

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] 1 2 Rao, D.-Q. (2019). "Diploderma zhaoermii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T104672095A104672125. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T104672095A104672125.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.

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

[3] 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 zhaoermii, p. 293).

[4] Gao, Zheng-fa; Hou, Mian (2002). "Description of a new Japalura species from western Sichuan Province, China". Sichuan Journal of Zoology. 21 (1): 3–5. (Japalura zhaoermii, new species).

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