Diploderma vela
Diploderma vela | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Agamidae |
Genus: | Diploderma |
Species: | D. vela
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Binomial name | |
Diploderma vela (Wang, Jiang, Pan, Siler and Che, 2015)
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Synonyms[4] | |
Diploderma vela, also known as sail mountain lizard or sail japalura, is a species of lizard endemic to China. It can be found in Tibet and Yunnan at elevations of 2370 meters.[4]
Description[]
Adult males are territorial and can often be seen basking on rocks.[2]
References[]
- ^ Rao, D. Q. (2019). "Diploderma vela". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2019: e.T104671586A104671711. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T104671586A104671711.en. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ a b Wang, Kai; et al. (2015). "A new species of Japalura (Squamata: Sauria: Agamidae) from Upper Lancang (Mekong) Valley of Eastern Tibet, China". Asian Herpetological Research. 6 (3): 159–168. doi:10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.140042.
- ^ "Japalura vela Wang, Jiang, Pan, Siler and Che, 2015". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ a b Diploderma vela at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 6 August 2019.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Diploderma
- Lizards of Asia
- Reptiles of China
- Endemic fauna of China
- Reptiles described in 2015
- Agamidae stubs