Biology:Diploderma slowinskii

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Short description: Species of lizard

Diploderma slowinskii
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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

  1. "中国两栖类". http://www.amphibiachina.org/news/56. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Diploderma slowinskii". The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Diploderma&species=slowinskii. 
  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"]. http://novataxa.blogspot.com/2017/09/japalura-slowinskii.html. 

Wikidata ☰ Q47004253 entry