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Diploderma splendidum (BARBOUR & DUNN, 1919)

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Higher TaxaAgamidae (Draconinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Splendid Japalure, Green Striped Tree Dragon
G: Chinesische Bergagame
Chinese: 丽纹龙蜥 
SynonymJapalura splendida BARBOUR & DUNN 1919
Japalura splendida — STEJNEGER 1926: 38
Japalura splendida — POPE 1935: 467
Japalura splendida — SMITH 1935: 175
Japalura splendida — WETTSTEIN 1938: 177
Japalura splendida — WERMUTH 1967: 68
Japalura splendida — MANTHEY & SCHUSTER 1999: 75
Japalura splendida — MANTHEY et al. 2012
Diploderma splendidum — WANG et al. 2018
Diploderma splendidum — CAI et al. 2024 
DistributionSW China (NE Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Hubei), Hunan

Type locality: from the gorge of the Yangtze River near Tchang, Hupeh (= Hubei), central China.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: USNM 35522, adult male; Paratypes: USNM 35523, half-grown; Topotypes: All these topotypes were collected from Yichang City, Hubei Province, China, by Bo Cai in August 2022: One subadult male CIB-CB2022Y30, two females YBU23124(HB1) and YBU-HB3, four males YBU23125(HB2), YBU-HB4, CIB-CB2022Y29, and CIB-CB2022Y26 from Xiling Gorge Scenic Area, Yiling District; CIB-CB2022Y16 (subadult male) from Mt. Wenfo, which is south of Xiling Gorge, Dianjun District; CIB- CB2022Y15 (subadult male), CIB-CB2022Y14 (female), CIB-CB2022Y12 (female) and KIZ062362 (CB2022Y13, male) from Sandouping Town near the Three Gorges Dam, Yiling District; KIZ062363 (CB2022Y18, subadult female) and CIB-CB2022Y17 (male) from Songjia River, which is north of Xiling Gorge, Yiling District (topotypes cited in Cai et al. 2024) 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (2979 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentImage in Elaphe 12 (4): 33.

Similar species: J. splendida. Previous reports of Japalura splendida in Yunnan may represent J. slowinskii. Similarly, reports of splendidum from Salween River Valley in SE Tibet are misidentification of D. slowinskii (Kai Wang, pers. comm., 19 Dec 2020). 
References
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  • Barbour, Thomas & Dunn, Emmett Reid 1919. Two new Chinese Japaluras. Proc. New England zool. Club 7: 15-19 - get paper here
  • Cai, B.; Liu, F.; Liang, D.; Hou, M.; Zhou, H.; Zhong, J.; Li, J.; Chang, J. 2024. A New Species of Diploderma (Squamata, Agamidae) from the Valley of Dadu River in Sichuan Province, with a Redescription of Topotypes of D. splendidum from Hubei Province, China. Animals 14: 1344 - get paper here
  • CALDERÓN-ESPINOSA, MARTHA LUCIA & GUIDO FABIAN MEDINA-RANGEL 2016. A new Lepidoblepharis lizard (Squamata: Sphaerodactylidae) from the Colombian Guyana shield. . Zootaxa 4067 (2): 215–232 - get paper here
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  • Gao, Xue-yuan; Wu, Hong-bo; Zhao, Shen; Fu, Mei-li; Li, Zong-yun. 2006. Analysis of pachyten chromosome karyotype and micro-chrosomes of Japalura splendida. Sichuan Journal of Zoology 25(2):237-240. [In Chinese] - get paper here
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