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Japanese Grass Lizard
Takydromus tachydromoides (Schlegel, 1838)
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 tachydromoides, the Japanese grass lizard, is a wall lizard species of the genus Takydromus. It is found in Japan. Its Japanese name is 'kanahebi' (ニホンカナヘビ). 'Hebi' means 'snake' in Japanese, although this lizard is not a snake. There are three species of lizards found on the four main islands of Japan. The other two are the Japanese gekko (also known as Schlegel's Japanese gekko, Gekko japonicus ,or 'yamori' (ヤモリ) in Japanese) and the Okada's Five-lined Skink (Eumeces latiscutatus, also Plestiodon latiscutatus; the five lines on its back are only visible in its juvenile form).
It is a type of reptile characterized by its powerful running.
Wikipedia contributors, Takydromus tachydromoides; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T09:32:57.711478+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Takydromus tachydromoides (Schlegel, 1838)
- Name authority
- (Schlegel, 1838)
- Common name
- Japanese 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 tachydromoides (Schlegel, 1838)
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 japonicus Duméril & Bibron, 1839 Duméril & Bibron, 1839 | synonym |
| Tachydromus sexlineatus Hallowell, 1860 Hallowell, 1860 | synonym |
| Lacerta tachydromoides Schlegel ex Siebold et al., 1842 Schlegel ex Siebold et al., 1842 | synonym |
| Tachydromus holsti Boulenger, 1894 Boulenger, 1894 | synonym |
| Takydromus tachydromoides oldi Walley, 1958 Walley, 1958 | 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=tachydromoides 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:54KS4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.