Biology:Takydromus hani
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Takydromus |
| Species: | T. hani
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| Binomial name | |
| Takydromus hani Chou, T.Q. Nguyen & Pauwels, 2001
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Takydromus hani, also known commonly as the green grass lizard, the southeast Asian green grass lizard, and the Vietnamese green grass lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, hani, is in honor of Taiwanese architect Pao-the Han, who was the first Director of the National Museum of Natural Science in Taiwan.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of T. hani is forest, at altitudes of 200–1,450 m (660–4,760 ft).[3]
Description
T. hani has the following characteristics: a single postnasal scale, 4 pairs of chin shields, 6 longitudinal rows of dorsal scales between the hind legs, no enlarged scales on sides of body, 8 rows of keeled ventral scales, 7 femoral pores on each side.[1]
Reproduction
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Takydromus hani at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 31 May 2019.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Takydromus hani, p. 115).
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Further reading
- Bobrov VV, Semenov DV (2008). [Lizards of Vietnam ]. Moscow: [KMK Scientific Press]. 236 pp. (in Russian).
- Chou W-H, Nguyen TQ, Pauwels OSG (2001). "A New Species of Takydromus (Reptilia: Lacertidae) from Vietnam". Herpetologica 57 (4): 497–508. (Takydromus hani, new species).
- Nguyen SV, Ho CT, Nguyen TQ (2009). Herpetofauna of Vietnam. Frankfurt am Main: Edition Chimaira / Serpents Tale. 768 pp. ISBN:978-3899734621.
Wikidata ☰ Q5072879 entry
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