Takydromus stejnegeri

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

Takydromus stejnegeri
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Lacertidae
Genus:	Takydromus
Species:	T. stejnegeri
Binomial name
Takydromus stejnegeri Van Denburgh, 1912

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. Shang G (2019). "Takydromus stejnegeri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T102342517A102342519. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T102342517A102342519.en. Downloaded on 13 June 2020.
2. Takydromus stejnegeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 01 June 2019.
3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (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).