Takydromus stejnegeri
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Takydromus
Species:
T. stejnegeri
Binomial name
Takydromus stejnegeri

Takydromus stejnegeri is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Taiwan.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, stejnegeri, is in honor of Norwegian-American herpetologist Leonhard Stejneger.[3]

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).[1]

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.[4]

Reproduction

T. stejnegeri is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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).

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