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Green Grass Lizard
Takydromus smaragdinus
Takydromus smaragdinus, the green grass lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. It is endemic to the Ryukyu Islands in Japan.
From the article Takydromus smaragdinus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
It is endemic to the Ryukyu Islands in southern Japan, including the Tokara Islands Takarajima and Kodakarajima, the Amami Islands and Okinawa Islands. The area of occupancy of all the islands combined is around 2600 km2.
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
What it does
The females lay several clutches of eggs in April to August with two eggs per clutch. The eggs hatch after about a month. The juveniles are left without parental care and reach maturity in a year.
Wikipedia: “Reproduction”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 35499.