en Diploderma luei

Diploderma luei
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Agamidae
Genus:	Diploderma
Species:	D. luei
Binomial name
	Diploderma luei; (Ota, Chen & Shang, 1998)
Synonyms
	Japalura luei ; Ota, Chen & Shang, 1988; Diploderma luei ; — Wang et al., 2018;

Diploderma luei is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Taiwan.^[3]^[4]

Geographic range

In Taiwan D. luei has only been found in the mountains of Yilan County and Hualien County at elevations of 900 to 1,800 m (3,000 to 5,900 ft).^[5]

Description

The snout-to-vent length (SVL) of D. luei may reach 10 cm (3.9 in); the total length (including the long tail) may reach 27 cm (11 in).^[6]

Reproduction

D. luei is oviparous.^[6]

Etymology

The specific name, luei, comes from the name of Taiwanese herpetologist Kuang-Yang Lue, to honor his contributions to the herpetology of Taiwan.^[3]^[5]^[7]

Conservation status

D. luei is listed as a rare and valuable species in the Taiwan Wildlife Conservation Act^[6] similar to Diploderma swinhonis.

References

^ Shang, G. (2019). "Diploderma luei". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019. IUCN: e.T29429A127945419. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T29429A127945419.en. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
^ Ota, Hidetoshi; Chen, Szu-Lung; Shang, Gaus (1998). "Japalura luei: a new agamid lizard from Taiwan (Reptilia: Squamata)". Copeia. 1998 (3): 649. doi:10.2307/1447794. JSTOR 1447794.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Diploderma luei ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
^ Shao KT (ed.). "Japalura luei Ota, Chen & Shang, 1998". Catalogue of life in Taiwan. Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
^ ^a ^b 呂氏攀蜥分布與棲地利用之研究 [Distribution and Habitat Preference of Japalura luei]. forest.gov.tw (in Chinese and English). Forestry Bureau. May 1997. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Japalura luei Ota, Chen & Shang, 1998". Taiwan Encyclopedia of Life (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 September 2016.
^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Japalura luei, p. 162).

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[1] Shang, G. (2019). "Diploderma luei". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019. IUCN: e.T29429A127945419. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T29429A127945419.en. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

[Ota_et_al._1998-2] Ota, Hidetoshi; Chen, Szu-Lung; Shang, Gaus (1998). "Japalura luei: a new agamid lizard from Taiwan (Reptilia: Squamata)". Copeia. 1998 (3): 649. doi:10.2307/1447794. JSTOR 1447794.

[RDB-3] "Diploderma luei ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 12 September 2016.

[TaiBNet-4] Shao KT (ed.). "Japalura luei Ota, Chen & Shang, 1998". Catalogue of life in Taiwan. Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Retrieved 14 September 2016.

[Distribution_and_Habitat_Preference-5] 呂氏攀蜥分布與棲地利用之研究 [Distribution and Habitat Preference of Japalura luei]. forest.gov.tw (in Chinese and English). Forestry Bureau. May 1997. Retrieved 12 September 2016.

[TaiEOL-6] "Japalura luei Ota, Chen & Shang, 1998". Taiwan Encyclopedia of Life (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 September 2016.

[7] Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Japalura luei, p. 162).

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