lacertidae

Information about lacertidae

Lacertidae
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Podarcis hispanica

Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Lacertidae
Genera


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Terminology and scalation of lacertids


Lacertidae is the family of the wall lizards, which are native to Europe, Africa and Asia, and (in Lacerta) they include some of the most common types seen in Europe.

Habitat

All species are terrestrial. European and Mediterranean species live mainly in forest and scrub habitats. Eremias and Ophisops species replace these in the grassland and desert habitats of Asia. African species usually live in rocky, arid areas. Holaspis is one of the few arboreal lacertids, and its single species, Holaspis guentheri, is a glider (although apparently a poor one), using its broad tail and flattened body as an aerofoil (Zug et al. 2001).

Size

Small or medium-sized; usually less than 9 cm snout-vent length, but a few species exceed 15 cm SVL (Lacerta lepida).

Food

Primarily insectivorous. Meroles anchietae (formerly Aporosaura anchietae) is one of the few wall lizards that regularly eats seeds – an appropriate food for a lizard of the harsh Namib Desert.

Reproduction

At least 8 species of Lacerta are parthenogenetic and all are oviparous except for some populations of Lacerta vivipara.

Classification

Family Lacertidae

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Podarcis

Species: P. hispanica

Binomial name
Podarcis hispanica
Steindachner, 1870

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Chordata
Bateson, 1885

Typical Classes

See below

Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Sauropsida*
Goodrich, 1916

Subclasses
  • Anapsida
  • Diapsida
Synonyms
  • Reptilia Laurenti, 1768
Reptiles are tetrapods and amniotes, animals whose embryos are surrounded by an amniotic membrane, and members of the class
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Squamata
Oppel, 1811

black: range of Squamata


Suborders
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This article is about the Squamata order of reptiles. For the Roman scale armour see: Lorica squamata.

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Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30,221,532 km² (11,668,545 sq mi) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area, and 20.4% of the total land area.
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Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent. It covers 8.6% of the Earth's total surface area (or 29.4% of its land area) and, with almost 4 billion people, it contains more than 60% of the world's current human population.
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Lacerta

Species

Many, see text.

Lacerta is a genus of lizards of family Lacertidae.

Classification

Genus Lacerta
  • Sand lizard (Lacerta agilis)
  • Lacerta anatolica

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Acanthodactylus

Acanthodactylus is a genus of lizards within the Lacertidae family, commonly referred to as fringe-fingered or fringe-toed lizards.
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Adolfus

Adolfus is a genus of lizards of the family Lacertidae.

Species

  • Adolfus africanus
  • Adolfus alleni
  • Adolfus jacksoni
  • Adolfus vauereselli

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Algyroides

Species

See text.
Algyroides is a genus of lizards of the family Lacertidae.

Species

  • Algyroides alleni
  • Algyroides fitzingeri - Fitzinger's Algyroides
  • Algyroides marchi

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Australolacerta

Australolacerta is a genus of wall lizards of the family Lacertidae.

Species

  • Australolacerta australis
  • Australolacerta rupicola

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Eremias

Eremias is a genus of wall lizards of the family Lacertidae.

Species

  • Eremias acutirostris
  • Eremias afghanistanica
  • Eremias andersoni
  • Eremias argus

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Ichnotropis

Heliobolus is a genus of lizards of the family Lacertidae.

Species

  • Heliobolus lugubris
  • Heliobolus neumanni
  • Heliobolus nitida
  • Heliobolus spekii

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Holaspis

Species

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Holaspis is a genus of wall lizard in the family Lacertidae.

Classification

Genus Holaspis
  • Holaspis guentheri
  • Holaspis laevis

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Iberolacerta

Iberolacerta is a genus of lizard in the Lacertidae family. It contains the following species:
  • Aran Rock Lizard (Iberolacerta aranica)
  • Aurelio's Rock Lizard (Iberolacerta aurelioi)

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Ichnotropis

Ichnotropis is a genus of the family Lacertidae.

Species

  • Ichnotropis bivittata
  • Ichnotropis capensis
  • Ichnotropis chapini
  • Ichnotropis grandiceps

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Lacerta

Species

Many, see text.

Lacerta is a genus of lizards of family Lacertidae.

Classification

Genus Lacerta
  • Sand lizard (Lacerta agilis)
  • Lacerta anatolica

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Meroles

Species

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Meroles is a genus of wall lizards of the family Lacertidae.

Species

  • Meroles anchietae
  • Meroles ctenodactylus
  • Meroles cuneirostris

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Mesalina

Species

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Mesalina is a genus of wall lizards of the family Lacertidae.

Species

  • Mesalina adramitana
  • Mesalina ayunensis
  • Mesalina balfouri

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Ophisops

Species

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Ophisops is a genus of wall lizards of the family Lacertidae.

Species

  • Ophisops beddomei
  • Ophisops elbaensis
  • Ophisops elegans

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