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Basic information
Lacerta agilis
Sand Lizard
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyWall lizards
GenusLizards
- Czech name
- Ještěrka obecná
- English name
- Sand Lizard
- Alternative names
- Grusinische Zauneidechse [grusinica], Livadna gušterica, Lucertola agile, Zandhagedis, Zauneidechse, Прыткая ящерица, 捷蜥蜴
- Synonyms
- Lacerta agilis euxinica, Lacerta agilis spinalis, Lacerta agilis tauridica, Lacerta agilis var. concolor, Lacerta agilis var. dilepis, Lacerta agilis var. kurtuana, Lacerta agilis var. orientalis, Lacerta boemica, Lacerta paradoxa
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Grassland, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 114 mm
- Body mass
- max 33.9 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~0.5 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 27 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 15 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Foraging mode
- Active
- Body temperature
- 29.8–34.6 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 1–3 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–21 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 · 6NRCH · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 15085 · dryad-v5