Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Takydromus dorsalis (Takydromus dorsalis), recorded as Endangered
Takydromus dorsalis (Takydromus dorsalis). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Takydromus dorsalis

Takydromus dorsalis

Takydromus dorsalis is a lizard or snake in the family Lacertidae, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Takydromus dorsalis
Taxonomy
Squamata · Lacertidae · Takydromus

Appearance

Takydromus dorsalis, the Sakishima grass lizard, is a lizard in the family Lacertidae.

Range and habitat

It is endemic to the Yaeyama Islands (Ishigaki Island, Iriomote Island, Kohama Island and Kuroshima) in southern Japan.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

The IUCN lists the species as endangered. Threats consist of habitat degradation and invasive peacocks.

Takydromus dorsalis is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Takydromus dorsalis — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q5072366. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Takydromus dorsalis?
Takydromus dorsalis is a lizard or snake in the family Lacertidae.
What is the conservation status of Takydromus dorsalis?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Takydromus dorsalis. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Takydromus dorsalis live?
It is endemic to the Yaeyama Islands (Ishigaki Island, Iriomote Island, Kohama Island and Kuroshima) in southern Japan.
Why is Takydromus dorsalis in crisis?
The IUCN lists the species as endangered.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Takydromus dorsalis?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Takydromus dorsalis a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.