NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Panchi Mountain Dragon
Diploderma panchi Wang, Zheng, Xie, Che & Siler, 2020
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Diploderma panchi, the Panchi mountain dragon, is a species of lizard endemic to China.
The Diploderma panchi is closely related to the Diploderma xinlongense. However, the Diploderma panchi is slightly larger, has more suborbital scale rows, and does not have cyan gular spots.
Wikipedia contributors, Diploderma panchi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:09:24.778107+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Diploderma panchi Wang, Zheng, Xie, Che & Siler, 2020
- Name authority
- Wang, Zheng, Xie, Che & Siler, 2020
- Common name
- Panchi Mountain Dragon
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Agamidae
- Genus
- Diploderma
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderIguania
- familyAgamidae
- subfamilyDraconinae
- genusDiploderma
- speciesDiploderma panchi Wang, Zheng, Xie, Che & Siler, 2020
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Diploderma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| JapalureDiploderma chapaense (Bourret, 1937) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dymond's JapalureDiploderma dymondi (Boulenger, 1906) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Banded japalureDiploderma fasciatum (Mertens, 1926) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Szechwan japalureDiploderma flaviceps (Barbour & Dunn, 1919) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Emerald Mountain DragonDiploderma iadinum (Wang, Jiang, Siler & Che, 2016) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ota's JapalureDiploderma makii (Ota, 1989) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Taiwan JapalureDiploderma swinhonis (Günther, 1864) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Yunnan japalureDiploderma yunnanense (Anderson, 1878) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diploderma batangense (Li, Deng, WU & Wang, 2001) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diploderma brevicauda (Manthey, Denzer, Hou & Wang, 2012) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Narrow-striped Mountain DragonDiploderma angustelinea Wang, Ren, Wu, Che & Siler, 2020 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aorun Mountain DragonDiploderma aorun Wang, Jiang, Zheng, Xie, Che & Siler, 2020 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Diploderma&species=panchi Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:8K5B9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.