Taiwan Japalure
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Taiwan Japalure

Diploderma swinhonis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Taroko National Park
100 Verified records at Taroko National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

Diploderma swinhonis, also known commonly as the Taiwan japalure, Swinhoe's japalure, Swinhoe's lizard, and Swinhoe's tree lizard (Chinese: 斯文豪氏攀蜥), is a species of draconid lizard native to Taiwan. It is also an invasive alien species in Japan, after likely being introduced from Taiwan. A foraging ambush predator, this lizard preys primarily on arthropods and remains at the bottom of forests. The male D. swinhonis is physically distinct from the female, with its body size being much larger and having a yellow stripe. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Taiwan Japalure sighting in Taroko National Park, based on 100 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Taroko National Park

Short-legged Japalure
VU

Short-legged Japalure

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Diploderma brevipes

10–20% · With luck
Lue's Mountain Lizard
EN

Lue's Mountain Lizard

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Diploderma luei

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
20–30
Feb
50–60
Mar
30–40
Apr
50–60
May
60–70
Jun
50–60
Jul
60–70
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
5–10
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
40–50%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Taiwan Japalure in Taroko National Park?

About 48% of wildlife watchers report a Taiwan Japalure sighting in Taroko National Park, based on 100 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Taiwan Japalure in Taroko National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Taiwan Japalure in Taroko National Park in our monthly data.

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