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Green Lizard
Lacerta viridis
The European green lizard (Lacerta viridis) is a large lizard distributed across European midlatitudes 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.
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
The natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands : containing two hundred a...
Catesby, Mark, bioloog, kunstenaar · 1743 · p.204
The Natural History of Carolina Florida and Bahama Islands Vol. 2
Mark Catesby · 1743 · p.205
Mark Catesby — Piscium, serpentum, insectorum (pt. 1) (1750)
Mark Catesby · 1750 · p.207
History of Animals, Book I: On Viviparous Quadrupeds
Conrad Gessner · 1554 · p.48
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.559
History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds
Conrad Gessner · 1586 · p.52
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 35854.