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Takydromus formosanus (Formosa Grass Lizard)

Synonyms: Tachydromus formosanus; Takydromus formosensis

Wikipedia Abstract

Takydromus formosanus, also known as the Formosa grass lizard, is a species of lizard endemic to Taiwan. Its length reaches 22 cm. It is mainly found in mountains at elevations of up to 1500 m. It is capable of caudal autotomy.
View Wikipedia Record: Takydromus formosanus

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  3 grams
Male Weight [1]  3 grams
Habitat Substrate [2]  Terrestrial
Reproductive Mode [2]  Oviparous
Snout to Vent Length [1]  1.968 inches (5 cm)

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
2Meiri, Shai (2019), Data from: Traits of lizards of the world: variation around a successful evolutionary design, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.f6t39kj
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0