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Kuhne's grass lizard

Takydromus kuehnei Van Denburgh, 1909

Status not recordedlizards

The kuhne's grass lizard (Takydromus kuehnei) is a species in the family Lacertidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 3.96 g and reach 5.52 cm in length.

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Quick facts about the kuhne's grass lizard

Weight
3.96 gsrc for Weight
Length
5.52 cmsrc for Length
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
1 – 4src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
1 – 2src for Litters or clutches a year
Reproduction
Eggssrc for Reproduction
Active
By day (diurnal)src for Active
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the kuhne's grass lizard?

KUHNE'S GRASS LIZARD · LENGTH 5.52 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 5.52 cm, the recorded maximum length of the kuhne's grass lizard is about 3.2% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the kuhne's grass lizard live?

Not recorded

Is the kuhne's grass lizard endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the kuhne's grass lizard classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderSquamata
  5. familyLacertidae
  6. genusTakydromus
  7. SpeciesTakydromus kuehnei Van Denburgh, 1909

Synonyms Platyplacopus kuehnei, Platyplacopus kuehnei carinatus, Tachydromus chinensis, Takydromus carinatus, Takydromus kuehnei vietnamensis

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Kuhne’s grass lizardEnglish
  • Kanshirei-langhalefirbenDanish
  • Tachidromo di KuhneItalian
  • クネカナヘビJapanese
  • 古氏草蜥Chinese
  • 臺灣地蜥Chinese

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Relatives of the kuhne's grass lizard

Other species in the same genus Takydromus.

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Common questions

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How big is the kuhne's grass lizard?

An adult kuhne's grass lizard weighs 3.96 g and measures 5.52 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the kuhne's grass lizard?

The kuhne's grass lizard (Takydromus kuehnei) belongs to the family Lacertidae in the order Squamata.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Kuhne's grass lizard (Takydromus kuehnei). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/kuhnes-grass-lizard

MLA

“Kuhne's grass lizard (Takydromus kuehnei).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/kuhnes-grass-lizard.

BibTeX
@misc{kuhnes_grass_lizard_2026,
  title = {Kuhne's grass lizard (Takydromus kuehnei)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/kuhnes-grass-lizard},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}