Takydromus stejnegeri

Takydromus stejnegeri
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Lacertoidea
Family:	Lacertidae
Genus:	Takydromus
Species:	T. stejnegeri
Binomial name
	Takydromus stejnegeri; Van Denburgh, 1912

Last updated October 06, 2025

Takydromus stejnegeri is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Taiwan.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, stejnegeri, is in honor of Norwegian-American herpetologist Leonhard Stejneger.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of T. stejnegeri are grassland and rocky areas, at altitudes from sea level to 1,000 m (3,300 ft).^[1]

Description

The holotype of T. stejnegeri has a snout-to-vent length of 5.1 cm (2.0 in), and the tail is 18.4 cm (7.2 in) long.^[4]

Reproduction

T. stejnegeri is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 Shang, G. (2019). "Takydromus stejnegeri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T102342517A102342519. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T102342517A102342519.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
1 2 Takydromus stejnegeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 01 June 2019.
↑ 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).
↑ Van Denburgh (1912).

Cheng H-Y (1987). "The status of a lacertid lizard Takydromus stejnegeri Van Denburgh in Taiwan". Journal of Taiwan Museum40 (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 Series3: 187–258. (Takydromus stejnegeri, new species, pp. 243–245).

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] 1 2 Shang, G. (2019). "Takydromus stejnegeri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T102342517A102342519. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T102342517A102342519.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 Takydromus stejnegeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 01 June 2019.

[3] 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).

[4] Van Denburgh (1912).

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