Takydromus sikkimensis

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Takydromus sikkimensis, the Sikkim grass lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. It is endemic to India.^[1]

Takydromus sikkimensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Lacertidae
Genus:	Takydromus
Species:	T. sikkimensis
Binomial name
*Takydromus sikkimensis* Günther, 1888

Distribution

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This species is endemic to Sikkim in India.

Etymology

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Its species name, composed of Sikkim and the Latin suffix -ensis, "that which lives in, that which inhabits", was given in reference to the place of its discovery.

References

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↑ Takydromus sikkimensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 01 June 2019.

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