REPTILIA: SQUAMATA: LACERTIDAE: Takydromus

Takydromus smaragdinus Boulenger, 1887

Green grass lizard

Photo & text by Dr. Robert Sprackland.

Lizards photographed in the collection of Dr E. N. Arnold, 
The Natural History Museum, London.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Range: Japan and adjacent islands.

Diagnosis: A bright green lizard with an acute snout, large symmetrical body scales, and a tail more than 300% of the head-body length.

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Taxonomy & Relationships: The name "smaragdinus" comes from the Latin word for "green."

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