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Asian Grass Lizard
Takydromus sexlineatus Daudin, 1802
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Takydromus sexlineatus, the Asian grass lizard, six-striped long-tailed grass lizard, or long-tailed grass lizard, is an arboreal, diurnal species of lizard. The tail length is usually over three times the body (snout to vent) length in this species.
Males and females are similar, males being distinguishable by the presence of pre-anal pores. On average they grow to around 12 cm (4.7 in) snout-to-vent length, with the addition of a distinctive, prehensile long tail. Some individuals may have small circular spots on the sides of the bodies. This species of lizard is often kept as a pet.
Like many lizards, they can drop their tail and grow a new one when attacked.
Wikipedia contributors, Takydromus sexlineatus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:13:35.121806+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Takydromus sexlineatus Daudin, 1802
- Name authority
- Daudin, 1802
- Common name
- Asian Grass Lizard
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Lacertidae
- Genus
- Takydromus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderAutarchoglossa
- familyLacertidae
- genusTakydromus
- speciesTakydromus sexlineatus Daudin, 1802
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Takydromus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Amur Grass LizardTakydromus amurensis Peters, 1881 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sakishima grass lizardTakydromus dorsalis Stejneger, 1904 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| (South-East Asian) green grass lizardTakydromus hani Chou, Truong & Pauwels, 2001 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Goalpora Grass LizardTakydromus haughtonianus Jerdon, 1870 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Takydromus luyeanus Lue & Lin, 2008 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Koshun Grass LizardTakydromus sauteri Van Denburgh, 1909 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Takydromus stejnegeri Van Denburgh, 1912 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Miyako grass lizardTakydromus toyamai Takeda & Ota, 1996 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mountain Grass LizardTakydromus wolteri Fischer, 1885 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Takydromus albomaculosus Wang, Gong, Liu & Wang, 2017 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Takydromus ultapaniensis Chettri, Mothey, Ghatani, Deepak & Rai, 2026 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Takydromus hsuehshanensis Lin & Cheng, 1981 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Tachydromus sexlineatus var. aenofuscus Peters, 1863 Peters, 1863 | synonym |
| Tachydromus ocellatus Guérin-Méneville, 1829 Guérin-Méneville, 1829 | synonym |
| Takydromus sexlineatus ocellatus Smith, 1935 Smith, 1935 | ambiguous synonym |
| Tachydromus kwangsiensis Ahl, 1930 Ahl, 1930 | synonym |
| Tachydromus typus Gray, 1838 Gray, 1838 | synonym |
| Takydromus sexlineatus ocellatus (Guérin-Méneville, 1829) (Guérin-Méneville, 1829) | ambiguous synonym |
| Tachydromus meridionalis Günther, 1864 Günther, 1864 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Takydromus&species=sexlineatus Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:54KRW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.