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Takydromus sauteri

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Species of lizard

Takydromus sauteri
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Takydromus
Species: T. sauteri
Binomial name
Takydromus sauteri
Van Denburgh, 1909

Takydromus sauteri, known commonly as the Koshun grass lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Orchid Island in Taiwan.

Etymology

The specific name, sauteri, is in honor of German entomologist Hans Sauter.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of T. sauteri is forest at altitudes of 900–1,000 m (3,000–3,300 ft), but it has also been found in gardens and on bushes near houses.

Description

The dorsum of T. sauteri is bright green. The upper lip and the venter are white.

The tail is very long, 4.2 times the snout-to-vent length (SVL).

Reproduction

T. sauteri is oviparous. Clutch size is 2–11 eggs, and delayed fertilization appears to exist in this species.

References

  1. ^ Shang G (2021). "Takydromus sauteri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T102342459A102342461.en. Accessed on 20 December 2023.
  2. ^ Takydromus sauteri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 01 June 2019.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Takydromus sauteri, p. 233).
  4. Van Denburgh (1909).

Further reading

  • Arnold EN (1997). "Interrelationships and evolution of the east Asian grass lizards, Takydromus (Squamata: Lacertidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 119 (2): 267–296.
  • Lin SM, Chen CA, Lue KY (2002). "Molecular Phylogeny and Biogeography of Grass Lizards Genus Takydromus (Reptilia: Lacertidae) of East Asia". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 22 (2): 276–288.
  • Schlüter U (2003). Die Langschwanzeidechsen der Gattung Takydromus. Karlsruhe, Germany: Kirschner & Seufer Verlag. 110 pp. ISBN 978-3980420761. (Takydromus sauteri, p. 67). (in German).
  • Stejneger L (1910). "The Batrachians and Reptiles of Formosa". Proceedings of the United States National Museum 38: 91–114. (Takydromus sauteri, p. 101).
  • Van Denburgh J (1909). "New and Previously Unrecorded Species of Reptiles and Amphibians from the Island of Formosa". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Fourth Series 3: 49–56. (Takydromus sauteri, new species, p. 50).


Taxon identifiers
Takydromus sauteri


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