Green Lizard
Lacerta viridis
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 9,176
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇹 Austria
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The European green lizard (Lacerta viridis) is a large lizard distributed across European mid-latitudes from Slovenia and eastern Austria to as far east as the Black Sea coasts of Ukraine and Turkey. It is often seen sunning on rocks or lawns, or sheltering amongst bushes.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “European green lizard”.