Short-legged Japalure
Diploderma brevipes
- Vulnerable
- Card rarity: Rare
- Reptiles
The short-legged japalure is a species of lizard that is endemic to Taiwan. 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. The species was described by J. Linsley Gressitt in 1936. It is listed as other conservation-deserving wildlife in the Taiwan Wildlife Conservation Act. This species is closely related to Diploderma swinhonis.
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Agamidae
- Genus
- Diploderma