Species:

Takydromus formosanus  BOULENGER, 1894

Common names:

Formosan grass lizard (English)
Formosa Schnellläufer (German)
Formosa Langschwanzeidechse (German)
台灣草蜥 (Chinese)

Types:

Types: BMNH 1946.8.4.50 (and possibly additional specimens).

Terra Typica:

Restricta (LUE & LIN 2008) Xinhua in southwest Taiwan.

Taxonomic notes:

T. formosanus wurde von LUE & LIN (2008) in drei Arten aufgeteilt (siehe T. luyeanus und T. viridipunctatus). T. formosanus ist die Schwesterart von T. wolteri.

WERNER MAYER, 2015

Relevant taxonomic literature:

• Boulenger, G.A. (1894) -  Descriptions of a new lizard and a fish obtained in Formose by Mr. Holst. -  The Annals and magazine of natural history, (6) 14: 462-463.  

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• Lue, K.-Y. & Lin, S.-M. (2008) -  Two new cryptic species of Takydromus (Squamata: Lacertidae) from Taiwan. -  Herpetologica, 64 (3): 379-395.    

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  Two new grass lizard species, previously confused with Takydromus formosanus, were identified in Taiwan using mitochondrial DNA sequences. In the present study, 40 morphological characters and their taxonomic significances were assessed using principal components analysis and discriminant analysis. The three species can be distinguished by morphology of body sizes, dorsal and caudal scales, and most importantly, by male coloration during the breeding seasons. The present study increases the total number of Takydromus to 19 species, of which 10 are insular endemics, with six only occurring in Taiwan.