Takydromus is a genus of lizards, commonly called grass lizards or oriental racers. Species of the genus Takydromus are endemic to a large part of Asia. Members of this genus are noticeable because of their slender appearance and their agile movements.

Takydromus sexlineatus, the Asian grass lizard, six-striped long-tailed grass lizard, or long-tailed grass lizard, is an arboreal, diurnal species of lizard. The tail length is usually over three times the body (snout to vent) length in this species.

The long-tailed lizard (Takydromus sexlineatus) is an appropriately named reptile species with a very distinct look. As you can probably guess from their common name, these lizards have very long tails!

Takydromus tachydromoides, the Japanese grass lizard, is a wall lizard species of the genus Takydromus. It is found in Japan. Its Japanese name is 'kanahebi' (カナヘビ). 'Hebi' means 'snake' in Japanese, although this lizard is not a snake. There are three species of lizards found on the four main islands of Japan.

May 22, 2018 · Adult male Takydromus sexlineatus. Takydromas sexlineatus, commonly called the long-tailed grass lizard (as well as the Oriental racer and Oriental six-lined runner), exhibits a rather plain, reddish-brown to olive green color dorsally. At first glance, it bears a striking resemblance to the American eastern ribbon snake (T. sauritus). It will ...

The Long-tailed grass lizard (Takydromus sexlineatus) is an arboreal species of lizard from Southeast Asia. These lizards are noticeable because of their slender appearance and their agile movements. They can also drop their tail and grow a new one when attacked.

Jun 9, 2021 · The long-tailed grass lizard (Takydromus sexlineatus) is a 10-12” long, diurnal, terrestrial lizard native to southeast Asia. True to their name, they can typically be found living among tall grass in tropical areas.

Aug 12, 2019 · The Asian grass lizard genus Takydromus Daudin, 1802 currently contains 23 recognized species, widely distributed in the East Asian islands (Ryukyu Archipelago, Taiwan) and recorded from the Russian far east, extending southward across the Chinese mainland, Indochina, northeastern India, Borneo, the Natuna Islands, Sumatra, Bangka, and Java (Wan...

Diagnosis (genus): (1) body slender with an extra-long tail, tail length usually more than two times larger than snout-vent length, (2) dorsal scales enlarged and keeled, ventral scales enlarged, keeled or smooth, (3) scales on flanks small and granular, (4) lateral teeth tricuspid, (5) temporal scales usually keeled, (6) 0–5 femoral pores on ea...

two distinct white longitudinal stripes on each side of the body. Takydromus dorsalis has a black stripe extending from the preocular region posteriorly through eyelid margin to the anterior edge of ear opening, whereas T. sylvaticus lacks this stripe (from TANG et al. 2007).