Takydromus toyamai

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lacertoidea

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

Familia: Lacertidae
Subfamilia: Lacertinae
Tribus: Lacertini
Genus: Takydromus
Species: Takydromus toyamai

Name

Takydromus toyamai Takeda & Ota, 1996: 79

• Holotype: KUZ 18818, adult ♂, collected by N. Takeda on 8 August 1991.
• Type locality: “Hirara, Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan (24º45'N, 125º20'E)”.

Native distribution areas

• Japan: Ryukyu Archipelago: Miyako Group: Miyakojima, Irabujima, Shimojijima, Ikemajima, Ohgamijima, and Kurimajima Islands.

References

Primary references

• Takeda, N. & Ota, H. 1996. Description of a new species of Takydromus from the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan, and a taxonomic redefinition of T. smaragdinus Boulenger 1887 (Reptilia: Lacertidae). Herpetologica 52(1): 77–88. JSTOR Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, P., Reyes, R., Kudera, F. & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Takydromus toyamai. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 17 September 2019.
• Kidera, N. & Ota, H. 2017. IUCN: Takydromus toyamai  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T178488A96878070. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T178488A96878070.en

Vernacular names

• English: Miyako Grass Lizard
• 日本語: ミヤコカナヘビ