Diploderma polygonatum
Species of lizard
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Diploderma polygonatum, also known as Ryukyu japalure and Okinawa tree lizard, is a species of lizard found in the Ryukyu Islands and Taiwan.[1][2] It is diurnal and arboreal.[3] An adult male Diploderma polygonatum measures "61 mm. from snout to vent, and 152 mm. from vent to tip of tail; total length 213 mm."[4] The splenial of this lizard is short, as is that of Trapelus agilis.[5] The lizard is also closely related to Diploderma swinhonis.
Closeup, in Japan
In Taiwan
| Diploderma polygonatum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Diploderma |
| Species: | D. polygonatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Diploderma polygonatum (Hallowell, 1861) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Japalura polygonata Hallowell, 1861 | |
