How to Identify Lacertidae

Lacertidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order , class Squamata. The family contains 125 accepted species worldwide.

Key Identification Features

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Representative Lacertidae Species

How to identify Takydromus wolteri Fischer, 1885

Takydromus wolteri Fischer, 1885

Takydromus wolteri Fischer, 1885

Takydromus wolteri, the mountain grass lizard, is an oviparous East Asian lacert…

How to identify Acanthodactylus erythrurus (Schinz, 1833)

Acanthodactylus erythrurus (Schinz, 1833)

Acanthodactylus erythrurus (Schinz, 1833)

Acanthodactylus erythrurus, the spiny-footed lizard, is a medium-sized lizard na…

How to identify Darevskia portschinskii (Kessler, 1878)

Darevskia portschinskii (Kessler, 1878)

Darevskia portschinskii (Kessler, 1878)

Darevskia portschinskii is an oviparous South Caucasus endemic lizard in the fam…

How to identify Pedioplanis undata (Smith, 1838)

Pedioplanis undata (Smith, 1838)

Pedioplanis undata (Smith, 1838)

Pedioplanis undata is a small slender oviparous lizard found in parts of southwe…

How to identify Eremias velox (Pallas, 1771)

Eremias velox (Pallas, 1771)

Eremias velox (Pallas, 1771)

Eremias velox is a lizard species found across multiple regions of Central and W…

How to identify Anatololacerta finikensis (Eiselt & Schmidtler, 1987)

Anatololacerta finikensis (Eiselt & Schmidtler, 1987)

Anatololacerta finikensis (Eiselt & Schmidtler, 1987)

Anatololacerta finikensis is a lizard species endemic to Turkey, also found on G…

How to identify Lacerta trilineata Bedriaga, 1886

Lacerta trilineata Bedriaga, 1886

Lacerta trilineata Bedriaga, 1886

Lacerta trilineata, the Balkan green lizard, is a widespread Lacertidae lizard t…

How to identify Mesalina bahaeldini Segoli, Cohen & Werner, 2002

Mesalina bahaeldini Segoli, Cohen & Werner, 2002

Mesalina bahaeldini Segoli, Cohen & Werner, 2002

Mesalina bahaeldini is an oviparous Lacertidae lizard found in Jordan and Saudi …

How to identify Ichnotropis capensis (Smith, 1838)

Ichnotropis capensis (Smith, 1838)

Ichnotropis capensis (Smith, 1838)

Ichnotropis capensis is a medium-sized African lizard found across multiple sout…

How to identify Scelarcis perspicillata (Duméril & Bibron, 1839)

Scelarcis perspicillata (Duméril & Bibron, 1839)

Scelarcis perspicillata (Duméril & Bibron, 1839)

Scelarcis perspicillata, the Moroccan rock lizard, is a medium-sized lizard with…

How to identify Takydromus stejnegeri Van Denburgh, 1912

Takydromus stejnegeri Van Denburgh, 1912

Takydromus stejnegeri Van Denburgh, 1912

Takydromus stejnegeri is an oviparous lizard species that lives in grasslands an…

How to identify Pedioplanis lineoocellata (Duméril & Bibron, 1839)

Pedioplanis lineoocellata (Duméril & Bibron, 1839)

Pedioplanis lineoocellata (Duméril & Bibron, 1839)

Pedioplanis lineoocellata is an oviparous lizard species found in southern Afric…

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you identify Lacertidae?

Lacertidae animals belong to the order in the Animalia kingdom. namaquensis by a distinct window in its lower eyelid, which is formed by 2 to 4 large, semitransparent scales. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.

What are the key characteristics of Lacertidae?

Lacertidae is classified in the order , class Squamata, phylum Chordata. Multiple distinct colour forms exist for this species.

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