Lacerta
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Sand lizard ( Lacerta agilis ) |
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Linnaeus , 1758 |
The genus Lacerta , sometimes referred to as the collar lizards , was originally the most diverse group of forms among the real lizards (Lacertidae). It occurs in Europe and the neighboring regions of Northwest Africa and the Middle East.
The phylogenetic relationships and thus the taxonomy of the genus Lacerta , but also of the entire Lacertidae family, are controversial among experts. The systematic separation of the wall lizards as a separate genus Podarcis was initially established . As a consequence, however, the rest of the genus Lacerta has to be further dissolved, which has meanwhile become established in the literature. The group of green lizards remains the only one in the genus Lacerta s. st.
species
The former collective genus Lacerta currently only comprises nine species:
- Lacerta agilis - sand lizard
- Lacerta bilineata - Western green lizard
- Lacerta media - Eastern giant green lizard
- Lacerta mostoufii (the validity of this taxon is questionable)
- Lacerta pamphylica - Pamphylian green lizard
- Lacerta schreiberi - Iberian green lizard
- Lacerta strigata - Caucasian Green Lizard
- Lacerta trilineata - Giant Green Lizard
- Lacerta viridis - Eastern Green Lizard or just Green Lizard
The following is an incomplete list of the earlier genus Lacerta s. l. with references to the current taxonomic classification and nomenclature.
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Anatololacerta
- Lacerta anatolica - Northwest Anatolian Lizard ; today: Anatololacerta anatolica
- Lacerta danfordi ; - Anatolian rock lizard ; today: Anatololacerta danfordi
- Lacerta oertzeni - Southwest Anatolian Lizard ; today: Anatololacerta oertzeni
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Apathya
- Lacerta cappadocica - Cappadocian lizard ; today: Apathya cappadocica
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Archaeolacerta
- Lacerta bedriagae - Tyrrhenian mountain lizard ; today: Archaeolacerta bedriagae
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Atlantolacerta
- Lacerta andreanskyi ; today: Atlantolacerta andreanskyi
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Dalmatolacerta
- Lacerta oxycephala - Dalmatian pointed head lizard ; today: Dalmatolacerta oxycephala
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Darevskia
- Lacerta armeniaca - Armenian rock lizard ; today: Darevskia armeniaca
- Lacerta chlorogaster ; today: Darevskia chlorogaster
- Lacerta defilippii ; today: Darevskia defilippi
- Lacerta dryada ; today: Darevskia dryada
- Lacerta praticola - Caucasian meadow lizard ; today: Darevskia praticola
- Lacerta saxicola ; today: Darevskia parvula
- Lacerta steineri ; today: Darevskia steineri
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Dinarolacerta
- Lacerta mosorensis - mosor lizard ; today: Dinarolacerta mosorensis
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Hellenolacerta
- Lacerta graeca - Greek pointed head lizard ; today: Hellenolacerta graeca
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Iberolacerta
- Lacerta aranica - Val d'Aràn mountain lizard ; today: Iberolacerta aranica
- Lacerta aurelioi - Aurelio's mountain lizard ; today: Iberolacerta aurelioi
- Lacerta bonnali - Pyrenees mountain lizard ; today: Iberolacerta bonnali
- Lacerta horvathi - Croatian mountain lizard ; today: Iberolacerta horvathi
- Lacerta monticola - Iberian mountain lizard ; Iberolacerta monticola
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Iranolacerta
- Lacerta brandtii ; today: Iranolacerta brandtii
- Lacerta zagrosica ; today: Iranolacerta zagrosica
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Omanosaura
- Lacerta cyanura ; today: Omanosaura cyanura
- Lacerta jayakari ; today: Omanosaura jayakari
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Parvilacerta
- Lacerta fraasii ; today: Parvilacerta fraasii
- Lacerta parva ; today: Parvilacerta parva
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Phoenicolacerta
- Lacerta cyanisparsa ; today: Phoenicolacerta cyanisparsa
- Lacerta kulzeri ; today: Phoenicolacerta kulzeri
- Lacerta laevis ; today: Phoenicolacerta laevis
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Timon
- Lacerta lepida - pearl lizard ; today: Timon lepidus
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Zootoca
- Lacerta vivipara - forest lizard ; today: Zootoca vivipara
Web links
- Lacerta in The Reptile Database
- Lacerta Linnaeus, 1758. Working group Lacertiden in the German Society for Herpetology and Terrarium Studies e. V., accessed July 8, 2013 .