Takydromus tachydromoides
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In 3 days ~50% 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 Sapporo, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Grass Lizard sighting in Sapporo on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Grass Lizard in Sapporo on a given day, against under 5% in November to April, the lowest months. That is one of Sapporo's wettest months, with about 160 mm of rain against 60 mm in April.
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.
5th of 6
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Japanese Grass Lizard sightings, Sapporo ranks 5th 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 Sapporo (10 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.
