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Takydromus stejnegeri

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Species of lizard

Takydromus stejnegeri
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Takydromus
Species: T. stejnegeri
Binomial name
Takydromus stejnegeri
Van Denburgh, 1912

Takydromus stejnegeri is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Taiwan.

Etymology

The specific name, stejnegeri, is in honor of Norwegian-American herpetologist Leonhard Stejneger.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of T. stejnegeri are grassland and rocky areas, at altitudes from sea level to 1,000 m (3,300 ft).

Description

The holotype of T. stejnegeri has a snout-to-vent length of 5.1 cm (2.0 in), and the tail is 18.4 cm (7.2 in) long.

Reproduction

T. stejnegeri is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ Shang, G. (2019). "Takydromus stejnegeri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T102342517A102342519. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T102342517A102342519.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Takydromus stejnegeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 01 June 2019.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Takydromus stejnegeri, p. 252).
  4. Van Denburgh (1912).

Further reading

  • Cheng H-Y (1987). "The status of a lacertid lizard Takydromus stejnegeri Van Denburgh in Taiwan". Journal of Taiwan Museum 40 (2): 13–17.
  • Schlüter U (2003). Die Langschwanzeidechsen der Gattung Takydromus. Karlsruhe, Germany: Kirschner & Seufer Verlag. 110 pp. ISBN 978-3980420761. (Takydromus stejnegeri, p. 87). (in German).
  • Van Denburgh J (1912). "Concerning Certain Species of Reptiles and Amphibians from China, Japan, the Loo Choo Islands, and Formosa". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Fourth Series 3: 187–258. (Takydromus stejnegeri, new species, pp. 243–245).


Taxon identifiers
Takydromus stejnegeri


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