Name:Diploderma makii
Alias:Diploderma makii,Makijapalure,Mu's climbing lizard
Outline:Squamata
length:5-7cm
Weight:No verification information
Life:5-8years
IUCN:LC
The Xitou dragon lizard is called Makijapalure in foreign language, and has no subspecies.
The Xitou dragon lizard is a tree-dwelling creature, diurnal, often active in the open space at the edge of the forest during the day, and often on the leaves facing the light in the bushes. It is highly territorial. When disturbed, the male lizard's throat will expand and it will do a push-up-like posture. It mainly feeds on small invertebrates.
Listed in the China Biodiversity Red List - Vertebrate Volume, with an assessment level of Vulnerable (VU).
Listed in the second level of the "List of National Key Protected Wildlife in China".
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