Takydromus hani CHOU, TRUONG & PAUWELS, 2001
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Higher Taxa | Lacertidae, Lacertinae, Sauria, Lacertoidea, Squamata (lizards) |
Subspecies | |
Common Names | E: (South-East Asian) green grass lizard |
Synonym | Takydromus hani CHOU, TRUONG & PAUWELS 2001 Takydromus hani — SCHLÜTER 2003: 56 |
Distribution | Vietnam (Ha Tinh, Quang Nam; Tra My District, Ngoc Linh Mountain); elevation 200-1450 m.
Type locality: Ha Tinh Province, Houng Son District, 12 Km S Rao-AnTown (18°20' 56''N, 105°14' 47''E)
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Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: NMNS 3370 |
Diagnosis | |
Comment | Characteristic features. Characteristic are the single postnasal scale, four pairs of chin shields, and six longitudinal rows of large dorsale scales between the hind legs, enlarged lateral scales on body absent, eight longitudinal rows of ventral scales, ventrals keeled, and seven femoral pores on each side (from ZIEGLER et al. 2006). |
Etymology | Named after Professor Pao-the Han, a leading architect and designer in Taiwan. He was the first Director of the Taiwanese National Museum of Natural Science (1981-1995). |
References |
- Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here
- Bobrov V.V., Semenov D.V. 2008. Lizards of Vietnam [in Russian]. Moscow, 236 pp.
- Chou, Wen-Hao, Nguyen Quang Truong and Oliver S. G. Pauwels 2001. A new species of Takydromus (Reptilia: Lacertidae) from Vietnam. Herpetologica 57 (4):497-508 - get paper here
- Lin, Si-Min; Chaolun Allen Chen and Kuang-Yang Lue 2002. Molecular Phylogeny and Biogeography of the Grass Lizards Genus Takydromus (Reptilia: Lacertidae) of East Asia. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 22: 276-288 [erratum in 26: 333] - get paper here
- Nguyen, S.V., Ho, C.T. and Nguyen, T.Q. 2009. Herpetofauna of Vietnam. Chimaira, Frankfurt, 768 pp.
- Schlüter, U. 2003. Die Langschwanzeidechsen der Gattung Takydromus. Kirschner & Seufer Verlag, 110 pp. [review in Draco 21: 91, Elaphe 13 (2): 22] - get paper here
- Ziegler, Thomas; Annemarie Ohler; Vu Ngoc Thanh; Le Khac Quyet; Nguyen Xuan Thuan; Dinh Huy Tri & Bui Ngoc Thanh 2006. Review of the amphibian and reptile diversity of Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park and adjacent areas, central Truong Son, Vietnam. Herpetologica Bonnensis II: 247-262 - get paper here
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