Diploderma brevipes
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Short-legged Japalure sighting in Taroko National Park on a given day, based on 62 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 7th most-seen of the 14 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Short-legged Japalure in Taroko National Park on a given day, against under 5% in December to February, the lowest months.
Between 4 and 7 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Short-legged Japalure sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Taroko National Park, in our data
Taroko National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Short-legged Japalure sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Short-legged Japalure is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Taroko National Park (62 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
