European green lizard
Lacerta viridis
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Reptileinsectivore
The green lizard is a sun-loving reptile found across central and eastern Europe. It likes basking on warm rocks or hiding in bushes. This medium-sized lizard is easy to spot with its bright green scales.
- Often seen soaking up sun on rocks or open grass
- Lives from Slovenia to Ukraine's Black Sea coast
- Takes shelter in bushes when not sunbathing
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- Classification
- Reptile
- Scientific name
- Lacerta viridis
- Habitat
- Grassland, Forest
- Regions in this directory
- Europe
- Diet
- insectivore
- Relative size
- medium
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern (LC)
