NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Iberian Emerald Lizard
Lacerta schreiberi Bedriaga, 1878
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Iberian emerald lizards (Lacerta schreiberi male (back) and female (front) (Lacertidae; Squamata) in Candelario, (Salamanca, Spain).
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Iberian emerald lizard (Lacerta schreiberi), also known commonly as Schreiber's green lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to the Iberian Peninsula.
Wikipedia contributors, Iberian emerald lizard; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:07:56.134588+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lacerta schreiberi Bedriaga, 1878
- Name authority
- Bedriaga, 1878
- Common name
- Iberian Emerald Lizard
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Lacertidae
- Genus
- Lacerta
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderAutarchoglossa
- familyLacertidae
- genusLacerta
- speciesLacerta schreiberi Bedriaga, 1878
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Lacerta. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Lacerta media Lantz & Cyrén, 1920 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Caspian Green LizardLacerta strigata Eichwald, 1831 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Balkan Emerald LizardLacerta trilineata Bedriaga, 1886 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sand LizardLacerta agilis Linnaeus, 1758 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tinos Green lizardLacerta citrovittata Werner, 1938 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rhodos Green lizardLacerta diplochondrodes Wettstein, 1952 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Western Green LizardLacerta bilineata Daudin, 1802 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eastern Green LizardLacerta viridis (Laurenti, 1768) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Lacerta&species=schreiberi Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3RMVW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.