Swinhoe’s tree lizard-國立臺灣博物館典藏查詢資訊系統-Collection-TMRL0003

Swinhoe’s tree lizard Collection Image, Figure 1, Total 7 Figures

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Swinhoe’s tree lizard Collection Image, Figure 3, Total 7 Figures

Swinhoe’s tree lizard Collection Image, Figure 4, Total 7 Figures

Swinhoe’s tree lizard Collection Image, Figure 5, Total 7 Figures

Swinhoe’s tree lizard Collection Image, Figure 6, Total 7 Figures

Swinhoe’s tree lizard Collection Image, Figure 7, Total 7 Figures

Swinhoe’s tree lizard

species_info
- english title:Swinhoe’s tree lizard
- scientific_name:Diploderma swinhonis
- DIVISION:Chordata
- subphylum:Vertebrata
- class:Reptilia
- subclass:Eureptilia
- orders:Squamata
- suborder:Lacertilia
- family:Agamidae
- genus:Diploderma
- species:swinhonis
- species_author:(Günther)
- species_pub_year:1864
- common name
  - common name english:Swinhoe's japalura
collection_content
- collection_locality
  - country_id:tw
  - country_en:Republic of China
  - subdivision_1_en:Taiwan Province
  - subdivision_2_en:Tainan City
  - locality_en:Tainan City
- collection_info
  - collection_date:1972/12/01
  - Collection Date:1972/12/01
  - quantity:1
- collection_feature
  - S-V length:70 mm
  - Tail length:165 mm
  - SEX:雄
- collection_record
  - catalog no:TMRL0003
  - CAT_NO:RE.0179
gdesc_info
- GDESC:　　本標本為浸液標本，吻肛長7公分，尾長16.5公分，身體顏色分兩截。
  　　本種為臺灣特有種，全長最大可達31公分，是臺灣產龍蜥屬中體型最大者，體背面黃褐色為底，上下唇部白色；雄性下巴灰色有呈橫向排列的幾列明顯白斑，雌性喉部則較不明顯，雄性頸背部的鬣鱗及體側的亮色縱帶都較雌性明顯。
  　　臺灣全島及離島的蘭嶼、綠島及小琉球皆有記錄，海拔由平地至1500公尺左右的山區都有分布。喜於森林邊緣較空曠地區的樹幹或地面活動，日行性；雄體在遇敵時會有以伏地挺身的動作來威脅、嚇退敵人，以節肢動物及其他小型無脊椎動物為食；卵生，繁殖期以夏天為主，每窩可產卵4～6顆。
  
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