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Takydromus sexlineatus
Basic stats
Diet
Small invertebrates
Habitat
Grassland, scrub, open disturbed habitat
Range
South and Southeast Asia
Clutch size
2–6 eggs
Incubation period
About 6–8 weeks
Size
Medium (SVL up to 8cm, tail extremely long)
Weight
~10–20g
A slender lizard with an extraordinarily long, whip-like tail, often several times the length of the body — an adaptation that helps it move quickly through dense grass while offering a sacrificial target to predators.
Diurnal, found in grassland, scrub and open, disturbed habitat rather than forest interior, feeding on small invertebrates and moving with fast, darting bursts through vegetation.
