NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Caspian Green Lizard
Lacerta strigata Eichwald, 1831
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Lacerta strigata, the Caucasus emerald lizard, five-streaked lizard, or Caspian green lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae.
It is found in Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, and Iran.
Wikipedia contributors, Lacerta strigata; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:55:51.038445+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lacerta strigata Eichwald, 1831
- Name authority
- Eichwald, 1831
- Common name
- Caspian Green 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 strigata Eichwald, 1831
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 |
| Iberian Emerald LizardLacerta schreiberi Bedriaga, 1878 | 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Lacerta viridis var. astrabadensi Eichwald, 1841 Eichwald, 1841 | synonym |
| Lacerta viridis var. woosnami Boulenger, 1917 Boulenger, 1917 | synonym |
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=strigata 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
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:3RMWM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.