Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Takydromus
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Oriental Grass Lizards, East Asian Grass Lizards, Oriental Long-tailed Lizards, Long-tailed Grass Lizards, Oriental Racers
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Langschwanzeidechsen, Schnelläufereidechsen
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Orientalske Langhalefirben, Græsfirben
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1802 |  |
Takydromus Daudin (type species: Takydromus quadrilineatus Daudin 1802) |
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1804 | |
Tachidromus Latreille [emendation] (Stejneger 1907) |
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1806 | |
Tachydromus Froriep [emendation] (Zhao & Adler 1993) |
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1845 | |
Tachysaurus Gray (type species: Lacerta tachydromoides Schlegel 1838; syn. Arnold, Arribas & Carranza 2007) |
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1917 | |
Apeltonotus Boulenger (type species: Tachydromus dorsalis Stejneger 1904; syn. Arnold, Arribas & Carranza 2007) |
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1917 | |
Platyplacopus Boulenger (type species: Takydromus kuehnei Van Denburgh 1909; syn. Arnold, Arribas & Carranza 2007) |
Contents:
24 species, of which 18 (75.0%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Distribution:
E. and SE. Asia, Malay Archipelago.
Reported from:
Bangladesh,
Bhutan,
Cambodia,
China
(Anhui,
Chongqing,
Fujian,
Gansu,
Guangdong,
Guangxi,
Guizhou,
Hainan,
Heilongjiang,
Henan,
Hong Kong,
Hubei,
Hunan,
Inner Mongolia,
Jiangsu,
Jiangxi,
Jilin,
Liaoning,
Shaanxi,
Shandong,
Sichuan,
Yunnan,
Zhejiang),
India
(Arunachal Pradesh,
Assam,
Meghalaya,
Mizoram,
Sikkim,
West Bengal),
Indonesia
(Bangka,
Java,
Kalimantan,
Natuna Islands,
Sebuku,
Sumatra),
Japan
(Hokkaido,
Honshu,
Kyushu,
Shikoku,
Tsushima Islands,
Ryukyu Islands
[incl.
Okinawa Islands,
Sakishima Islands
(incl.
Miyako Islands,
Yaeyama Islands),
Satsunan Islands,
Tokara Islands]),
Laos,
Malaysia
(Sarawak,
West Malaysia
[incl.
Penang Island]),
Myanmar,
Nepal,
North Korea,
Russia,
South Korea,
Taiwan
(incl.
Lanyu Island
and
Pescadore Islands),
Thailand,
Vietnam
(incl.
Cat Ba Island).
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Takydromus albomaculosus
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White-spotted Grass Lizard
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Weissfleckige Langschwanzeidechse
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Hvidplettet Langhalefirben
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2017 | |
Takydromus albomaculosus Wang, Gong, Liu & Wang |
Distribution:
China
(Guangdong).
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Takydromus amurensis
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Amur Grass Lizard
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Amur-Langschwanzeidechse
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Amur-langhalefirben
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1881 | |
Tachydromus amurensis Peters |
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1920 | |
Takydromus kwangakuensis Doi (Arnold 1997) |
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1929 | |
Takydromus auroralis Doi (Walley 1962; Arnold 1997) |
Distribution:
China
(Gansu,
Heilongjiang,
Jilin,
Liaoning),
Japan
(Tsushima Islands),
North Korea,
Russia,
South Korea.
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Takydromus dorsalis
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Sakishima Grass Lizard
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Sakishima-Langschwanzeidechse
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Sakishima-langhalefirben
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1904 | |
Tachydromus dorsalis Stejneger |
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Apeltonotus dorsalis Boulenger 1917 |
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Platyplacopus dorsalis Pope 1935 |
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Takydromus dorsalis Arnold 1989 |
Distribution:
Japan
(Ryukyu Islands:
Sakishima Islands:
Yaeyama Islands).
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Takydromus formosanus
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Taiwanese Striped Grass Lizard
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Taiwanische Langschwanzeidechse
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Taiwansk Stribet Langhalefirben
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1894 | |
Tachydromus formosanus Boulenger |
Remarks:
Regarded as a synonym of septentrionalis by Liang & Wang (1976).
Distribution:
Taiwan
(incl.
Pescadore Islands),
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Takydromus hani
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Vietnamese Green Grass Lizard, (Southeast Asian Green Grass Lizard, Han's Grass Lizard)
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Vietnamesische Langschwanzeidechse
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Vietnamesisk Langhalefirben
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2001 | |
Takydromus hani Chou, Truong & Pauwels |
Distribution:
Vietnam.
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Takydromus haughtonianus
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Assam Grass Lizard, (Long-headed Reddish-brown Lizard)
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Assam-Langschwanzeidechse
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Assam-langhalefirben
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1870 | |
Tachydromus haughtonianus Jerdon |
Distribution:
India
(Assam).
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Takydromus hsuehshanensis
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Taiwanese Mountain Grass Lizard
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Gebirgs-Langschwanzeidechse
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Bjerg-langhalefirben
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1981 | |
Takydromus hsuehshanensis Lin & Cheng |
Distribution:
Taiwan.
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Takydromus intermedius
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Sichuan Grass Lizard
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Sichuan-Langschwanzeidechse
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Sichuan-langhalefirben
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1924 | |
Takydromus intermedius Stejneger |
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Platyplacopus intermedius Pope 1935 |
Distribution:
China
(Chongqing,
Guangdong,
Guangxi,
Guizhou,
Hubei,
Hunan,
Sichuan,
Yunnan).
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Takydromus khasiensis
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Khasi Hills Grass Lizard, (Glossy Green Lizard)
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Khasi-Hills-Langschwanzeidechse
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Khasi Hills-langhalefirben
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1917 | |
Tachydromus khasiensis Boulenger |
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Takydromus sexlineatus khasiensis Smith 1935 |
Distribution:
Bangladesh,
India
(Arunachal Pradesh,
Assam,
Meghalaya,
West Bengal).
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Takydromus kuehnei
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Kanshirei Grass Lizard, (Thompson's Grass Lizard, Kühne's Grass Lizard)
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Kanshirei-Langschwanzeidechse
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Kanshirei-langhalefirben
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1909 | |
Takydromus kuehnei Van Denburgh |
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Platyplacopus kuehnei Boulenger 1917 |
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1914 | |
Takydromus chinensis Vogt (Arnold 1997) |
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1938 | |
Platyplacopus kuehnei carinatus Gressitt |
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1999 | |
Takydromus kuehnei vietnamensis Ziegler & Bischoff |
Distribution:
China
(Guangdong,
Guangxi,
Guizhou,
Hainan,
Hunan,
Jiangxi),
Taiwan,
Vietnam.
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Takydromus luyeanus
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Luye Grass Lizard
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Luye-Langschwanzeidechse
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Luye-langhalefirben
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2008 | |
Takydromus luyeanus Lue & Lin |
Distribution:
Taiwan.
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Takydromus madaensis
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Ma Da Grass Lizard
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Ma-Da-Langschwanzeidechse
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Ma Da-langhalefirben
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2013 | |
Takydromus madaensis Bobrov |
Distribution:
Vietnam.
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Takydromus sauteri
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Koshun Grass Lizard
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Koshun-Langschwanzeidechse
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Koshun-langhalefirben
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1909 | |
Takydromus sauteri Van Denburgh |
Distribution:
Taiwan
(Lanyu Island).
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Takydromus septentrionalis
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Northern Grass Lizard
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Nördliche Langschwanzeidechse
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Nordligt Langhalefirben
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1864 | |
Takydromus septentrionalis Günther |
Distribution:
China
(Anhui,
Chongqing,
Fujian,
Gansu,
Guangdong,
Guangxi,
Guizhou,
Hebei,
Henan,
Hubei,
Hunan,
Inner Mongolia,
Jiangsu,
Jiangxi,
Jilin,
Shaanxi,
Shandong,
Shanghai,
Sichuan,
Yunnan,
Zhejiang).
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Takydromus sexlineatus
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Six-lined Grass Lizard, Long-tailed Grass Lizard, Six-lined Long-tailed Grass Lizard, Six-striped Long-tailed Lizard, Six-lined Snake Lizard, Asian Long-tailed Lizard, (Glossy Green Striped Lizard)
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Sechsstreifen-Langschwanzeidechse
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Seksstribet Langhalefirben
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1802 | |
Takydromus sexlineatus Daudin |
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1802 | |
Takydromus quadrilineatus Daudin (Arnold 1997) |
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1829 | |
Takydromus ocellatus Guérin-Méneville (Arnold 1997) |
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Takydromus sexlineatus ocellatus Smith 1935 |
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1838 | |
Tachydromus typus Gray (Arnold 1997) |
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1845 | |
Tachydromus typicus Gray (Smith 1935; Taylor 1963) |
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1864 | |
Tachydromus meridionalis Günther (Arnold 1997) |
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1864 | |
Tachydromus sexlineatus aeneofuscus Peters (Arnold 1997) |
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1930 | |
Tachydromus kwangsiensis Ahl (Arnold 1997) |
Remarks:
Previously included sikkimensis (e.g., Arnold 1997).
Introduced to:
USA
(Florida).
Distribution:
Cambodia,
China
(Fujian,
Guangdong
[incl.
Nan Ao Island],
Guangxi,
Guizhou,
Hainan,
Hong Kong,
Hunan,
Yunnan,
Zhejiang),
India
(Assam,
Meghalaya,
Mizoram,
Sikkim,
Indonesia
(Bali,
Bangka,
Java,
Kalimantan,
Natuna Islands,
Sebuku,
Sumatra),
Laos,
Malaysia
(Sarawak,
West Malaysia
[incl.
Penang Island]),
Myanmar,
Thailand,
Vietnam
(incl.
Cat Ba Island).
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Takydromus sikkimensis
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Sikkim Grass Lizard
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Sikkim-Langschwanzeidechse
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Sikkim-langhalefirben
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1888 | |
Tachydromus sikkimensis Günther |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of sexlineatus (e.g., Arnold 1997). Revalidated by Bhupathy, Chettri & Bauer (2009).
Distribution:
Bhutan,
India
(Sikkim),
Nepal.
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Takydromus smaragdinus
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Emerald Grass Lizard, (Green Grass Lizard)
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Smaragd-Langschwanzeidechse
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Smaragd-langhalefirben
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1887 | |
Tachydromus smaragdinus Boulenger |
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1848 | |
Tachysaurus japonicus Adams [not Tachydromus japonicus Duméril & Bibron 1839] (Stejneger 1907) |
Distribution:
Japan
(Ryukyu Islands
[Okinawa Islands,
Satsunan Islands
(incl.
Tokara Islands)]).
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Takydromus stejnegeri
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Taipei Grass Lizard
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Taipei-Langschwanzeidechse
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Taipei-langhalefirben
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1912 | |
Takydromus stejnegeri Van Denburgh |
Distribution:
Taiwan
(incl.
Pescadore Islands),
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Takydromus sylvaticus
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Fujian Grass Lizard, Chung-an Ground Lizard
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Fujian-Langschwanzeidechse
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Fujian-langhalefirben
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1928 | |
Apeltonotus sylvaticus Pope |
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Platyplacopus sylvaticus Pope 1935 |
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Takydromus sylvaticus Arnold 1989 |
Distribution:
China
(Anhui,
Fujian,
Guangdong,
Hunan,
Jiangxi,
Zhejiang).
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Takydromus tachydromoides
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Japanese Grass Lizard
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Japanische Langschwanzeidechse
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Japansk Langhalefirben
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1838 | |
Lacerta tachydromoides Schlegel |
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Tachydromus tachydromoides Boulenger 1887 |
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1839 | |
Tachydromus japonicus Duméril & Bibron (Arnold 1997) |
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1894 | |
Tachydromus holsti Boulenger (Arnold 1997) |
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1958 | |
Takydromus tachydromoides oldi Walley |
Remarks:
Presence in South Korea (e.g., Walley 1958; Szyndlar 1984; Bischoff 1992) is doubtful (Arnold 1997).
Distribution:
Japan
(Hokkaido,
Honshu,
Kyushu,
Shikoku,
Tsushima Islands,
Ryukyu Islands
[Satsunan Islands
(incl.
Tokara Islands)]).
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Takydromus toyamai
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Miyako Grass Lizard
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Miyako-Langschwanzeidechse
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Miyako-langhalefirben
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1996 | |
Takydromus toyamai Takeda & Ota |
Distribution:
Japan
(Ryukyu Islands:
Sakishima Islands:
Miyako Islands).
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Takydromus viridipunctatus
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Green-spotted Grass Lizard
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Grüngefleckte Langschwanzeidechse
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Grønplettet Langhalefirben
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2008 | |
Takydromus viridipunctatus Lue & Lin |
Distribution:
Taiwan.
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Takydromus wolteri
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Northeastern Mountain Grass Lizard, (Wolter's Grass Lizard)
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Nordöstliche Langschwanzeidechse
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Nordøstligt Langhalefirben
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1885 | |
Tachydromus wolteri Fischer |
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1932 | |
Takydromus wolteri cupreus Pavlov |
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1932 | |
Takydromus wolteri mandchuriensis Pavlov |
Remarks:
Some records of wolteri from Vietnam are based on misidentified kuehnei or sexlineatus.
Presence of the otherwise strictly Palearctic wolteri in Vietnam must be seriously doubted (Ziegler & Bischoff 1999; Nguyen, Ho & Nguyen 2009).
Records from Fujian (e.g., Zhao & Adler 1993; Chen, Zhang & Xu 2009) and Jiangxi (e.g., Zhao & Adler 1993; Zhong 2004) are erroneous
(Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021).
Distribution:
China
(Anhui,
Chongqing,
Heilongjiang,
Hubei,
Hunan,
Jiangsu,
Jilin,
Liaoning,
Sichuan),
North Korea,
Russia,
South Korea.
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Takydromus yunkaiensis
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Yunkai Grass Lizard
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Yunkai-Langschwanzeidechse
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Yunkai-langhalefirben
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2019 | |
Takydromus yunkaiensis Wang, Lyu & Wang in Wang, Lyu, Yang, Li & Wang |
Distribution:
China
(Guangdong).
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