Diploderma vela
| Diploderma vela | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Japalura |
| Species: | J. vela
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| Binomial name | |
| Japalura vela Wang, Jiang, Pan, Siler and Che, 2015
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Japalura vela or Sail Mountain Lizard is a species of lizard native to Southern Asia.[1] It can be found in Tibet and the Yunnan province of China at elevations of 2370 meters.[2]
Description
Adult males are territorial and can often be seen basking on rocks.[3]
References
- ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Japalura vela". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
- ^ "Japalura vela". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
- ^ "A New Species of Japalura (Squamata: Sauria: Agamidae) from Upper Lancang (Mekong) Valley of Eastern Tibet, China". Asian Herpetological Research. 6 (3): 159–168. 2015. doi:10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.140042.
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