Biology:Diploderma slowinskii
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Short description: Species of lizard
Diploderma slowinskii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Agamidae |
Genus: | Diploderma |
Species: | D. slowinskii
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Binomial name | |
Diploderma slowinskii Rao, Vindum, Ma, Fu, and Wilkinson, 2017
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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
- ↑ "中国两栖类". http://www.amphibiachina.org/news/56.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Diploderma slowinskii". The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Diploderma&species=slowinskii.
- ↑ 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
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diploderma slowinskii.
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