HERPADEX
CS EN
Basic information
Lacerta viridis
Eastern Green Lizard
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyWall lizards
GenusLizards
- Czech name
- Ještěrka zelená
- English name
- Eastern Green Lizard
- Alternative names
- European Green Lizard, Green Lizard, Ramarro orientale, Smaragdeidechse, Zelembać
- Synonyms
- Lacerta bilineata chloroprima, Lacerta varia, Lacerta viridis brandenburgensis, Lacerta viridis brandenburgiensis, Lacerta viridis cisalpina, Lacerta viridis infrapunctata, Lacerta viridis italica, Lacerta viridis paphlagonica, Lacerta viridis tiberina, Lacerta viridis udicarsica, Lacerta viridis var. brunneo-viridescens, Lacerta viridis var. cinero-nigrescens, Lacerta viridis var. concolor, Lacerta viridis var. fejervaryi, Lacerta viridis var. flavescens, Lacerta viridis var. holomelas, Lacerta viridis var. intermedia, Lacerta viridis var. istriensis, Lacerta viridis var. mento-coerulea, Lacerta viridis var. meridionalis, Lacerta viridis var. nigra, Lacerta viridis var. radiata, Lacerta viridis var. similis, Lacerta viridis var. transsylvanica, Lacerta viridis var. variegata, Lacerta viridis var. variolata, Lacerta viridis var. versicolor, Lacerta viridis var. vulgaris, Seps viridis
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Grassland, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 160 mm
- Body mass
- max 91.2 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~0.9 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 33 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 10 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Foraging mode
- Active
- Body temperature
- 33.9–33.9 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 1–3 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 4–24 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–2 × per year
- Sex determination
- Genetic sex determination
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 3RMXV · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 15093 · dryad-v5