| Takydromus kuehnei | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Takydromus |
| Species: | T. kuehnei |
| Binomial name | |
| Takydromus kuehnei Van Denburgh, 1909 | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Takydromus kuehnei is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia. There are two recognized subspecies.
The specific name, kuehnei, is in honor of American herpetologist Joseph Cheesman Thompson, who as a spy in Japan (1909–1911) used the nom de guerre Victor Kühne. [3]
T. kuehnei is found in southeastern China, Taiwan, and northern Vietnam. [2]
Dorsally, T. kuehnei is olive or olive brown. Ventrally it is white. It has inguinal pores, 4–5 on each side. [2]
The preferred natural habitat of T. kuehnei is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 1,110 m (3,640 ft). [1]
T. kuehnei is terrestrial [1] and diurnal. [1] [2]
T. kuehnei is oviparous. [2] Clutch size is one or two eggs, and a female may lay as many as four clutches in a year. [1]
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. [2]
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