Short-legged japalure
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Diploderma
Species:
D. brevipes
Binomial name
Diploderma brevipes
Gressitt, 1936
Synonyms

Japalura brevipes

The short-legged japalure (Diploderma brevipes) is a species of lizard endemic to Taiwan.[1] It is found in mountains at elevations of 1100 to 2200 m and inhabits forest edges. It has a 10-cm long body, and the total length reaches 25 cm. It is sexually dimorphic. The male has a black back, with yellow-green spots and stripes. The female is mainly green. A diurnal and oviparous species, it eats insects and other small invertebrates.[2] The species was described by J. Linsley Gressitt in 1936.[3] It is listed as other conservation-deserving wildlife in the Taiwan Wildlife Conservation Act.[4][5] This lizard is closely related to Diploderma swinhonis

References

  1. ↑ "Diploderma brevipes GRESSITT, 1936". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
  2. ↑ "Japalura brevipes Gressitt, 1936". Taiwan Encyclopedia of Life (in Chinese). Retrieved 2016-09-10.
  3. ↑ Gressitt, J. Linsley (1936). "New reptiles from Formosa and Hainan". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 49: 117–122.
  4. ↑ "Japalura brevipes Gressitt, 1936". Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
  5. ↑ "保育類野生動物名錄修正規定" (PDF). conservation.forest.gov.tw (in Chinese). Forestry Bureau. Retrieved 2016-09-10.


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