What is Takydromus tachydromoides?
{{italictitle}} {{Speciesbox | image = Takydromus tachydromoides1.jpg | image_caption = | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | taxon = Takydromus tachydromoides | authority = ([[Hermann Schlegel|Schlegel]], 1838) }} [[File:Takydromus tachydromoides (head).JPG|thumb|face of ''Takydromus tachydromides'']] '''''Takydromus tachydromoides''''' is the [[Japan|Japanese]] grass [[lizard]], found in Japan. Its Japanese name is 'kanahebi'(カナヘビ). 'Hebi' means 'snake' in Japanese, although this lizard is not a snake. There are three lizards found in the four main islands of Japan. The other two are the Japanese [[gekko]] (also, Schlegel's Japanese gekko, ''Gekko japonicus''), and the Japanese five-lined [[skink]] (''Eumeces latiscutatus'', also ''Plestiodon latiscutatus''; this skink shows five lines only as a juvenile). The lizard is 18-25cm long. The tail occupies more than 2/3 of the total length. Their surface looks dry. They live in [[grassland]] and on [[roof|rooves]]. They needs to bask in the sun for temperature control. They eat insects and spiders. They lay white eggs. They don't protect their eggs. [[Category:Animals of Japan]] [[Category:Lizards]] [[Category:Reptiles of Asia]] {{biology-stub}}