Taiwan Japalure

Taiwan Japalure

Diploderma swinhonis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Taroko National Park

Closest Relatives at Taroko National Park

Short-legged Japalure
VU

Short-legged Japalure

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Diploderma brevipes

10–20% · Possible
Lue's Mountain Lizard
EN

Lue's Mountain Lizard

Reptile

Diploderma luei

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
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
0–10
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 visitor-days record a Taiwan Japalure sighting in Taroko National Park, based on 100 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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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