NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Danford's Lizard
Anatololacerta danfordi (Günther, 1876)
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.
A juvenil Danford's Lizard (Anatololacerta danfordi). Canyon Kayaci, Mersin - Turkey.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Danford's lizard (Anatololacerta danfordi) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to Greece and Turkey. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid.
Wikipedia contributors, Danford's lizard; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:53:19.091844+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Anatololacerta danfordi (Günther, 1876)
- Name authority
- (Günther, 1876)
- Common name
- Danford's Lizard
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Lacertidae
- Genus
- Anatololacerta
- 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
- genusAnatololacerta
- speciesAnatololacerta danfordi (Günther, 1876)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Anatololacerta. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pelasgian Rock LizardAnatololacerta pelasgiana (Mertens, 1959) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Baran’s LizardAnatololacerta ibrahimi (Eiselt & Schmidtler, 1987) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Anatolian Rock LizardAnatololacerta anatolica (Werner, 1900) | 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 danfordi quanttaylori Börner, 1974 Börner, 1974 | synonym |
| Zootoca danfordi Günther, 1876 Günther, 1876 | synonym |
| Lacerta oertzeni ibrahimi Eiselt & Schmidtler, 1986 Eiselt & Schmidtler, 1986 | ambiguous synonym |
| Lacerta danfordi bileki Eiselt & Schmidtler, 1986 Eiselt & Schmidtler, 1986 | ambiguous 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=Anatololacerta&species=danfordi 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:66MLM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.