Wildlifeof China
Long-tailed Grass Lizard
Skinks & Lacertids
Photo: Andrew Holle (iNaturalist) · CC0
Takydromus sexlineatus
Basic stats
Diet
Small insects such as flies
Habitat
Arboreal and diurnal
Range
Southeast Asia, including India, China, Thailand and Indonesia
Size
Snout-vent about 12 cm; tail over three times the body length
The long-tailed grass lizard, also called the Asian grass lizard (Takydromus sexlineatus), is an arboreal, diurnal lizard found throughout Southeast Asia, including India, China, Thailand and Indonesia. The tail is usually over three times the snout-vent length, which averages about 12 cm. (The Reptile Database; Wikipedia, general species account)
It emerges in the early morning to bask and feeds on small insects such as flies. Males are told by pre-anal pores, some individuals have small circular spots on the sides, and like many lizards it can drop its tail and regrow it. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What does the Long-tailed Grass Lizard eat?
- Small insects such as flies
- What habitat does the Long-tailed Grass Lizard live in?
- Arboreal and diurnal
- Where is the Long-tailed Grass Lizard found?
- Southeast Asia, including India, China, Thailand and Indonesia
- How big is the Long-tailed Grass Lizard?
- Snout-vent about 12 cm; tail over three times the body length