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Lacerta viridis (European green lizard)

Osteichthyes - Lacertidae

Taxonomy
Seps viridis was named by Laurenti (1768). It is extant.

It was recombined as Lacerta viridis by Duméril and Bibron (1839).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1768Seps viridis Laurenti
1839Lacerta viridis Duméril and Bibron

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
—Episquamata
superfamilyLacertoideaCamp 1923
familyLacertidaeBonaparte 1831
genusLacerta
speciesviridis()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Lacerta viridis Laurenti 1768 [European green lizard]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:45:04
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:45:04
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Behler and King 1979

Age range: base of the MN 4 to the top of the Holocene or 16.90000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 416.9 - 15.98Czechia (Karlovy Vary) Lacerta viridis (138666)
MN 118.725 - 7.9Austria (Burgenland) Lacerta viridis (37789)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Hungary Lacerta viridis (48294 48295)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Italy (Sicilia) Lacerta viridis (50764)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Italy (Sardinia) Lacerta viridis (230767)
Villafranchian3.55 - 1.8Hungary (Barany) Lacerta viridis (35369 35371)
Villafranchian3.55 - 1.8Italy (Verona) Lacerta viridis (206747)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Croatia (Istria) Lacerta viridis (40500)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Hungary (Barany) Lacerta viridis (35459)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Georgia Lacerta viridis (56733)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Greece (Chalkidiki) Lacerta viridis (183123)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy (Verona) Lacerta viridis (43653)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Hungary (Barany) Lacerta viridis (35463 35468 35469)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy (Siracusa) Lacerta viridis (175900)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Monaco Lacerta viridis (195265)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Greece (Attica) Lacerta viridis (183130)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Italy (Veneto) Lacerta viridis (193569 193570)