East- to Southeast Asia. 

Genus:

Takydromus DAUDIN, 1802

Species (25):

Takydromus albomaculosus  WANG, GONG, LIU & WANG, 2017

Takydromus amurensis  PETERS, 1881

Takydromus dorsalis  STEJNEGER, 1904

Takydromus formosanus  BOULENGER, 1894

Takydromus guilinensis  GUO, HU, CHEN, ZHONG & JI, 2024

Takydromus hani  CHOU et al., 2001

Takydromus haughtonianus  JERDON, 1870

Takydromus hsuehshanensis  LIN & CHENG, 1981

Takydromus intermedius  (STEJNEGER, 1924)

Takydromus khasiensis  BOULENGER, 1917

Takydromus kuehnei  VAN DENBURGH, 1909

Takydromus luyeanus  LUE & LIN, 2008

Takydromus madaensis  BOBROV, 2013

Takydromus sauteri  VAN DENBURGH, 1909

Takydromus septentrionalis  GÜNTHER, 1864

Takydromus sexlineatus  DAUDIN, 1802

Takydromus sikkimensis  (GÜNTHER, 1888)

Takydromus smaragdinus  BOULENGER, 1887

Takydromus stejnegeri  VAN DENBURGH, 1912

Takydromus sylvaticus  POPE, 1928

Takydromus tachydromoides  (SCHLEGEL, 1838)

Takydromus toyamai  TAKEDA & OTA, 1996

Takydromus viridipunctatus  LUE & LIN, 2008

Takydromus wolteri  FISCHER, 1885

Takydromus yunkaiensis  WANG et al., 2019

Species Typica:

Takydromus sexlineatus  DAUDIN, 1802


Taxonomic notes:

The genus was partly on two, or even three genera. ARNOLD (1997) recognizes only one genus with two subgenera. However, molecular data disprove these subgenera as monophyletic groups.

WERNER MAYER, 2015


Relevant taxonomic literature:

  • Arnold, E.N. (1997) -  Interrelationships and evolution of the east Asian grass lizards, Takydromus (Squamata: Lacertidae). -  Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 119 (2): 267-296.    

  • Lin, S.M. & Chen, C.A. & Lue, K.Y. (2002) -  Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of the grass lizards genus Takydromus (Reptilia: Lacertidae) of East Asia. -  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 22: 276-288.    

  • Ota, H. & Honda, M. & Chen, S.-L. & Hikida, T. & Panha, S. & Oh, H.-S. & Matsui, M. (2002) -  Phylogenetic relationships, taxonomy, character evolution and biogeography of the lacertid lizards of the genus Takydromus (Reptilia: Squamata): a molecular perspective -  Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 76: 493-509.    

 
 
 
 

Takydromus: 273  pictures (see species level)

 
 
 

Takydromus sexlineatus ocellatus  © Vladimir Bobrov