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Rhodos Green lizard

Lacerta diplochondrodes Wettstein, 1952

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.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Lacerta diplochondrodes Wettstein, 1952
Name authority
Wettstein, 1952
Common name
Rhodos 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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
  9. orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
  10. suborderAutarchoglossa
  11. familyLacertidae
  12. genusLacerta
  13. speciesLacerta diplochondrodes Wettstein, 1952

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Lacerta. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Lacerta media Lantz & Cyrén, 1920LacertidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Iberian Emerald LizardLacerta schreiberi Bedriaga, 1878LacertidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Caspian Green LizardLacerta strigata Eichwald, 1831LacertidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Balkan Emerald LizardLacerta trilineata Bedriaga, 1886LacertidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Sand LizardLacerta agilis Linnaeus, 1758LacertidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Tinos Green lizardLacerta citrovittata Werner, 1938LacertidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Western Green LizardLacerta bilineata Daudin, 1802LacertidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Eastern Green LizardLacerta viridis (Laurenti, 1768)LacertidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 292 records assigned to Lacertidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Lacerta trilineata cariensis Peters, 1964 Peters, 1964synonym
Lacerta trilineata dobrogica Fuhn & Mertens, 1959 Fuhn & Mertens, 1959synonym
Lacerta trilineata galatiensis Peters, 1964 Peters, 1964synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Greece (Rhodos)

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.

  1. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Lacerta&species=diplochondrodes 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:8H6LD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.