NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Eastern Green Lizard
Lacerta viridis (Laurenti, 1768)
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 European green lizard (Lacerta viridis) is a large lizard distributed across European mid-latitudes from Slovenia and eastern Austria to as far east as the Black Sea coasts of Ukraine and Turkey. It is often seen sunning on rocks or lawns, or sheltering amongst bushes.
Wikipedia contributors, European green lizard; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:56:06.885737+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lacerta viridis (Laurenti, 1768)
- Name authority
- (Laurenti, 1768)
- Common name
- Eastern 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 viridis (Laurenti, 1768)
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 |
| 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
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=viridis 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:3RMXV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.