NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Balkan Emerald Lizard
Lacerta trilineata Bedriaga, 1886
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
The Balkan green lizard (Lacerta trilineata) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. It is the most widespread of the Balkans lizard species. It is found in Albania, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Palestine, Syria, and Turkey. Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, sandy shores, arable land, pastureland, plantations, and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Balkan green lizard; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T09:31:45.691628+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lacerta trilineata Bedriaga, 1886
- Name authority
- Bedriaga, 1886
- Common name
- Balkan 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 trilineata Bedriaga, 1886
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 |
| Caspian Green LizardLacerta strigata Eichwald, 1831 | 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 strigata polylepidota Wettstein, 1952 Wettstein, 1952 | synonym |
| Lacerta viridis fusca Bedriaga, 1881 Bedriaga, 1881 | synonym |
| Lacerta major hans-schweizeri Müller, 1935 Müller, 1935 | synonym |
| Lacerta viridis major Boulenger, 1887 Boulenger, 1887 | synonym |
| Lacerta trilineata panakhaikensis | 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=trilineata 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:3RMXC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.