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Takydromus tachydromoides

Japanese Grass Lizard


Takydromus tachydromoides

(SCHLEGEL, 1838)

Family: Lacertidae
Order: Squamata
Class: Reptilia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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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).

Live food: 
  • House cricket
  • Waxworm
  • Rough woodlouse

Source: Wikipedia, article Takydromus tachydromoides. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 659824
 
Edogawa
Tokio
Japan
10/12/2025
Alec Earnshaw
Foto
Photography ID: 659822
 
Edogawa
Tokio
Japan
10/12/2025
Alec Earnshaw



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
238665112/10/2025JapanTokioKasai Rinkai Park, EdogawaAlec Earnshaw
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Japanese Grass Lizard (Takydromus tachydromoides) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 25/09/2026.