Takydromus tachydromoides
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~80%
Takydromus tachydromoides, the Japanese grass lizard, is a wall lizard species of the genus Takydromus. It is found in Japan. Its Japanese name is 'kanahebi' (ニホンカナヘビ). 'Hebi' means 'snake' in Japanese, although this lizard is not a snake. There are three species of lizards found on the four main islands of Japan. The other two are the Japanese gekko (also known as Schlegel's Japanese gekko, Gekko japonicus,or 'yamori' (ヤモリ) in Japanese) and the Okada's Five-lined Skink (Eumeces latiscutatus, also Plestiodon latiscutatus; the five lines on its back are only visible in its juvenile form).
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
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| 1 | Sapporo Maruyama Zoo | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 2 | Asahiyama Zoo | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 3 | Ueno Zoological Gardens (West Garden) | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 4 | Sagamigawa Fureai Science Museum | 🇯🇵 Japan |
No species of the same family or order lives in Fukuoka, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Grass Lizard sighting in Fukuoka on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and September
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Grass Lizard in Fukuoka on a given day, against under 5% in July and November–March, the lowest months. Those are among Fukuoka's wettest months, with about 240 mm of rain a month against 70 mm in January.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Japanese Grass Lizard sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
4th of 6
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Japanese Grass Lizard sightings, Fukuoka ranks 4th at about 20%. The best odds are in Nagoya (Japan, about 40%), Sendai (Japan, about 30%) and Tokyo (Japan, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Japanese Grass Lizard is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Fukuoka (8 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
