Diploderma menghaiense

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Acrodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Acrodonta

Familia: Agamidae
Subfamilia: Draconinae
Genus: Diploderma
Species: Diploderma menghaiense

Name

Diploderma menghaiense Liu, Hou, Wang, Ananjeva & Rao, 2020

• Holotype: KIZ 2019067, adult ♂, collected by Shuo Liu on 14 July 2019.
• Type locality: “on the border with Xiding Zone of Menghai Natural Nature Reserve (21°54’18’’ N 100°00’18’’ E, 1968 m a.s.l. elevation), Xiding Township, Menghai County, Xishuangbanna Prefecture, Yunan Province, China”.

References

Primary references

• Liu, S., Hou, M., Wang, J., Ananjeva, N.B. & Rao, D.-Q. 2020. A New Species of Diploderma (Squamata: Sauria: Agamidae) from Yunnan Province, China. Russian Journal of Herpetology 27(3): 127–148. DOI: 10.30906/1026-2296-2020-27-3-127-148 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2023. Diploderma menghaiense. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 1 April 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Menghai Mountain Dragon