Diploderma is a genus of lizards in the family Agamidae. Species of Diploderma are native to Myanmar, China, Vietnam, Taiwan, and Japan. Most of the species are found in China,[1] including many endemics.[2][3]

Diploderma
Diploderma polygonatum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Subfamily: Draconinae
Genus: Diploderma
Hallowell, 1861
Species

46, see text.

Diploderma swinhonis

Species

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The following 47 species are recognized as being valid:[3][4]

Nota bene: a binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Diploderma.

References

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  1. ^ Kunte K, Manthey U (2009). "Rediscovery of Japalura sagittifera (Sauria: Agamidae) from the eastern Himalayas, Arunachal Pradesh: An addition to the Indian herpetofauna" (PDF). Sauria. 31 (2): 49–55.
  2. ^ Mahony S (2009). "A new species of Japalura (Reptilia: Agamidae) from northeast India with a discussion of the similar species Japalura sagittifera Smith, 1940 and Japalura planidorsata Jerdon, 1870" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2212: 41–61. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2212.1.2.
  3. ^ a b Diploderma at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 18 October 2018.
  4. ^ Wang, Kai; Ren, Jinlong; Wu, Jiawei; Jiang, Ke; Jin, Jieqiong; Hou, Shaobing; Zheng, Puyang; Xie, Feng; Siler, Cameron D.; Che, Jing (2021). "Systematic revision of mountain dragons (Reptilia: Agamidae: Diploderma) in China, with descriptions of six new species and discussion on their conservation". Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 59 (1): 222–263. doi:10.1111/jzs.12414. ISSN 1439-0469. S2CID 234110449.
  5. ^ Bo Cai, Fengjing Liu, Dong Liang, Mian Hou, Huaming Zhou, Jiayun Zhong, Jing Li and Jiang Chang. 2024. A New Species of Diploderma (Squamata, Agamidae) from the Valley of Dadu River in Sichuan Province, with a Redescription of Topotypes of D. splendidum from Hubei Province, China. Animals. 14(9), 1344; DOI: 10.3390/ani14091344

Further reading

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  • Hallowell E (1861). "Report upon the Reptilia of the North Pacific Exploring Expedition, under command of Capt. John Rogers, U. S. N." Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 12: 480-510. (Diploderma, new genus, p. 490; D. polygonatum, new species, pp. 490-491).