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Diploderma slowinskii

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Japalura slowinskii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Japalura
Species:
J. slowinskii
Binomial name
Japalura slowinskii
Rao, Vindum, Ma, Fu and Wilkinson 2017


Japalura slowinskii is a species of lizard first observed in the Yunnan province of China in 2017[1].Its reproduction is oviparous[2] and it is named after Joseph Bruno Slowinski.

Description

The lizard is relatively large, it has a robust head and a compressed body[3].


References

  1. ^ "中国两栖类". www.amphibiachina.org. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  2. ^ "Japalura slowinskii". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  3. ^ Pskhun (2017-09-16). "Species New to Science: [Herpetology • 2017] Japalura slowinskii • A New Species of Japalura (Squamata, Agamidae) from the Nu River Valley in southern Hengduan Mountains, Yunnan, China". Species New to Science. Retrieved 2018-10-17.