Takydromus hani

Takydromus hani
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Lacertidae
Genus:	Takydromus
Species:	T. hani
Binomial name
	Takydromus hani; Chou, T.Q. Nguyen & Pauwels, 2001

Last updated January 08, 2026

Takydromus hani, also known commonly as the green grass lizard, the southeast Asian green grass lizard, and the Vietnamese green grass lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, hani, is in honor of Taiwanese architect Pao-the Han, who was the first Director of the National Museum of Natural Science in Taiwan.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of T. hani is forest, at altitudes of 200–1,450 m (660–4,760 ft).^[1]

Description

T. hani has the following characteristics: a single postnasal scale, 4 pairs of chin shields, 6 longitudinal rows of dorsal scales between the hind legs, no enlarged scales on sides of body, 8 rows of keeled ventral scales, 7 femoral pores on each side.^[2]

Reproduction

T. hani is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 Nguyen, N.S.; Milto, K.; Golynsky, E. (2018). "Takydromus hani ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T178534A112145079. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T178534A112145079.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
1 2 3 Takydromus hani at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 31 May 2019.
↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Takydromus hani, p. 115).

Bobrov VV, Semenov DV (2008). [Lizards of Vietnam ]. Moscow: [KMK Scientific Press]. 236 pp. (in Russian).
Chou W-H, Nguyen TQ, Pauwels OSG (2001). "A New Species of Takydromus (Reptilia: Lacertidae) from Vietnam". Herpetologica57 (4): 497–508. (Takydromus hani, new species).
Nguyen VS, Ho CT, Nguyen TQ (2009). Herpetofauna of Vietnam. Frankfurt am Main: Edition Chimaira / Serpents Tale. 768 pp. ISBN 978-3899734621.

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] 1 2 Nguyen, N.S.; Milto, K.; Golynsky, E. (2018). "Takydromus hani ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T178534A112145079. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T178534A112145079.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Takydromus hani at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 31 May 2019.

[3] Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Takydromus hani, p. 115).

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