Diploderma yulongense

Diploderma yulongense is a species of lizard found in the Yunnan province of China.[1] It was first collected in 1914, but not recorded again in the wild until 2012, when it was described based on the original and new specimens.[2][3]

Diploderma yulongense
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Diploderma
Species:
D. yulongense
Binomial name
Diploderma yulongense
(Manthey, Denzer, Hou & Wang, 2012)
Synonyms

Japalura yulongensis Manthey, Denzer, Hou & Wang, 2012

References

  1. "Diploderma yulongense". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
  2. Wang, Kai; Ren, Jinlong; Jiang, Ke; Yuan, Zhiyong; Che, Jing & Siler, Cameron D. (2017). "Rediscovery of the enigmatic Mountain Dragon, Japalura yulongensis (Reptilia: Sauria: Agamidae), with notes on its natural history and conservation". Zootaxa. 4318 (2): 351–363. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4318.2.8. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
  3. Pskhun (2017-09-07). "Species New to Science: [Herpetology • 2017] Rediscovery of the Enigmatic Mountain Dragon, Japalura yulongensis (Sauria: Agamidae), with Notes on Its Natural History and Conservation". Species New to Science. Retrieved 2018-10-31.


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