Short-legged japalure | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Agamidae |
Genus: | Diploderma |
Species: | D. brevipes
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Binomial name | |
Diploderma brevipes
Gressitt, 1936
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The short-legged japalure (Diploderma brevipes) is a species of lizard that is 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 species is closely related to Diploderma swinhonis.