The short-legged japalure (Diploderma brevipes) is a species of lizard that is endemic to Taiwan. It is found in mountains at elevations of 1100 to 2200 m and inhabits forest edges. It has a 10-cm long body, and the total length reaches 25 cm. It is sexually dimorphic. The male has a black back, with yellow-green spots and stripes. The female is mainly green. A diurnal and oviparous species, it eats insects and other small invertebrates. The species was described by J. Linsley Gressitt in 1936. It is listed as other conservation-deserving wildlife in the Taiwan Wildlife Conservation Act. This species is closely related to Diploderma swinhonis.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Short-legged Japalure being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Diploderma makii
- Diploderma polygonatum
- Pseudocalotes tympanistriga
- Salea anamallayana
- Enyalius iheringii
- Anolis apollinaris
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Agamidae
- Genus
- Diploderma
- Species
- Diploderma brevipes
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