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Diploderma slowinskii

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Species of lizard

Diploderma slowinskii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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. The lizard is named after American herpetologist, Joseph Bruno Slowinski.

Description

The lizard is relatively large, it has a robust head and a compressed body. Its reproduction is oviparous.

References

  1. "中国两栖类". www.amphibiachina.org. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  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.
Taxon identifiers
Japalura slowinskii


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