East and central China 

Species:

Takydromus septentrionalis  GÜNTHER, 1864

Synonyms:

Tachydromus septentrionalis  GÜNTHER, 1864

Takydromus septentrionalis  STEJNEGER, 1907

Common names:

Northern grass lizard (English)
的北草蜥 (Chinese)

Types:

Types: BMNH 1946.8.4.27 (and possibly additional specimens).

Terra Typica:

Ningpo (= Ningbo Shi, Zhejiang Province, China).


Relevant taxonomic literature:

  • Günther, A. (1864) -  Description of Takydromus septentrionalis. -  In: “The Reptiles of British India”. London (Taylor & Francis), xxvii + 452 pp.  

  • Cai, Y. & Yan, J. & Xu, X.-F. & Lin, Z.-H. & Ji, X. (2012) -  Mitochondrial DNA phylogeography reveals a west–east division of the northern grass lizard (Takydromus septentrionalis) endemic to China -  Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, Berlin, 50 (2): 137-144.    

  • Hu, J.-G. & Peng, L.-F. & Tang, X.-S. & Huang, S. (2019) -  The complete mitochondrial genome of Takydromus septentrionalis (Reptilia: Lacertidae). -  Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 4:2, 2193-2194.     

 
 

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Takydromus septentrionalis  © Xin Chen