Takydromus, commonly called grass lizards or oriental racers is a lizard genus whose members inhabit a large part of Asia

Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...

. Members of this genus are noticeable because of their slender appearance and their agile movements.

Description

Members of this genus are extremely slender in appearance. The tail is about 2 to 5 times as long as the snout-vent length. The basic colour is normally brown, often with lateral stripes and dark spots. The dorsal scales are keeled and large. These keels form continuous longitudinal rows. The toes contain lamellae. The collar may be reduced or completely absent.

Distribution and habitat

This lizard genus is found in Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

, in the Amur region and throughout entire eastern Asia

Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...

 to Indonesia

Indonesia

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. These lizards are mainly terrestrial although some species can be found on trees. Some members of this genus are found both on rocks and in relatively damp forests. Other species inhabit open grasslands.

Reproduction

Females of Takydromus spp lay 1-10 eggs per clutch and up to 6 clutches per year.

Classification

The genus Takydromus belongs to the lizard subfamily Lacertinae tribe Lacertini, and contains the following species:

• Takydromus amurensis
• Takydromus dorsalis
• Takydromus formosanus
• Takydromus hani
• Takydromus haughtonianus
  Takydromus haughtonianus
  Goalpara Grass Lizard Takydromus haughtonianus is a species of lizard.-References:* Günther, A. 1888 On a collection of reptiles from China. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. 1: 165-172* Jerdon,T.C. 1870 Notes on Indian Herpetology. P. Asiatic Soc...
  
  
• Takydromus hsuehshanensis
• Takydromus intermedius
• Takydromus khasiensis
  Takydromus khasiensis
  Java Grass Lizard Takydromus khasiensis is a species of lizard.Distribution:India , adjacent Myanmar .Type locality: Khasi Hills, near Assam.-References:...
  
  
• Takydromus kuehnei
• Takydromus sauteri
• Takydromus septentrionalis
• Takydromus sexlineatus
  Takydromus sexlineatus
  The Asian grass lizard, six-striped long-tailed lizard, or long-tailed grass lizard is an arboreal, diurnal species of lizard. The tail length is usually over three times the body length in this species.Males and females are similar, males being distinguishable by the presence of pre-anal pores...
  
  
• Takydromus smaragdinus
• Takydromus stejnegeri
• Takydromus sylvaticus
• Takydromus tachydromoides
  Takydromus tachydromoides
  Takydromus tachydromoides is a wall lizard species of the genus Takydromus. It is found in Japan. Its Japanese name is 'kanahebi' . 'Hebi' means 'snake' in Japanese, although this lizard is not a snake. There are three lizards found in the four main islands of Japan...
  
  
• Takydromus toyamai
• Takydromus wolteri