Diploderma vela

Diploderma vela
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Diploderma
Species:
D. vela
Binomial name
Diploderma vela
(Wang, Jiang, Pan, Siler and Che, 2015)
Synonyms[4]

Japalura vela Wang, Jiang, Pan, Siler and Che, 2015[2][3]

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

  1. ^ Rao, D. Q. (2019). "Diploderma vela". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019. IUCN: e.T104671586A104671711. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T104671586A104671711.en. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Japalura vela Wang, Jiang, Pan, Siler and Che, 2015". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b Diploderma vela at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 6 August 2019.


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