Takydromus stejnegeri
{{Short description|Species of lizard}}
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| image = Takydromus stejnegeri 166585190.jpg
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Takydromus
| species = stejnegeri
| authority = Van Denburgh, 1912
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Takydromus stejnegeri is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Taiwan.{{NRDB species|genus=Takydromus|species=stejnegeri|accessdate=01 June 2019}}
Etymology
The specific name, stejnegeri, is in honor of Norwegian-American herpetologist Leonhard Stejneger.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).
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of T. stejnegeri are grassland and rocky areas, at altitudes from sea level to {{convert|1,000|m|ft|abbr=on}}.
Description
The holotype of T. stejnegeri has a snout-to-vent length of {{convert|5.1|cm|in|abbr=on}}, and the tail is {{convert|18.4|cm|in|abbr=on}} long.Van Denburgh (1912).
Reproduction
T. stejnegeri is oviparous.
References
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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).
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Category:Reptiles described in 1912
Category:Taxa named by John Van Denburgh
Category:Endemic fauna of Taiwan
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