Diploderma qilin

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 qilin

Name

Diploderma qilin Wang, Ren, Che & Siler in Wang et al., 2020: 251

• Holotype: KIZ 028332, adult ♂, collected by Kai Wang and Jinlong Ren on 9 July 2016.
• Type locality: “Jinsha River Valley in Balong, Deqin County, northwest Yunnan Province, China (27.7017° N, 99.4563° E, elevation 1982 m, WGS 84)”.

References

Primary references

• Wang, K., Ren, J.-L., Wu, J.-W., Jiang, K., Jin, J.-Q., Hou, S.-B., Zheng, P.-Y., Xie, F., Siler, C.D. & Che, J. 2020. Systematic revision of mountain dragons (Reptilia: Agamidae: Diploderma) in China, with descriptions of six new species and discussion on their conservation. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 59(1): 222–263. DOI: 10.1111/jzs.12414 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Diploderma qilin. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 1 April 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Qilin Mountain Dragon