Takydromus dorsalis

Takydromus dorsalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lacertibaenia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata Subordo: Lacertoidea Infraordo: Lacertibaenia

Familia: Lacertidae
Subfamilia: Lacertinae
Genus: Takydromus
Species: Takydromus dorsalis

Name

Takydromus dorsalis Stejneger, 1904: 294

• Holotype: USNM 34162, collected A. Owston in April-June 1899.
• Type locality: “Ishigaki shima, Yayeyama group”.

Native distribution areas

• Japan: Ryukyu Archipelago: Yaeyama Group: Ishigakijima, Iriomotejima, Kohamajima and Kuroshima.

References

Primary references

• Stejneger, L. 1904. A new species of lizard from the Riu Kiu Archipelago, Japan. Smithsonian miscellaneous collections 47: 294–295. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Takydromus dorsalis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 17 September 2019.
• Kidera, N. & Ota, H. 2017. IUCN: Takydromus dorsalis  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T96265980A96266039. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T96265980A96266039.en

Vernacular names

English: Sakishima Grass Lizard
日本語: サキシマカナヘビ

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