''Diploderma zhaoermii'' is a
species
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of
lizard in the
family
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Agamidae. The species is
endemic
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to
Sichuan
Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...
,
China.
Etymology
The
specific name, ''zhaoermii'', is in honor of Chinese herpetologist
Zhao Er-mi.
Geographic range
''D. zhaoermii'' is found in western Sichaun province, China.
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Habitat
The preferred natural
habitat
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of ''D. zhaoermii'' is
shrubland, at altitudes of .
Taxonomy
''D. zhaoermii'' was first collected in 1933, but not
described until 2002.
[ (''Japalura zhaoermii'', new species).]
Reproduction
''D. zhaoermii'' is
oviparous.
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References
Further reading
* Manthey U (2010). ''Agamid Lizards of Southern Asia, Draconinae 2, Leiolepidinae''. Frankfurt am Main: Chimaira. 168 pp. .
* 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 Society'' 185 (1): 246–267. (''Diploderma zhaoermii'', new combination).
Diploderma
Lizards of Asia
Reptiles of China
Endemic fauna of Sichuan
Reptiles described in 2002
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