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Lacertidae

Reptile Families

Lacertidae, known as wall lizards, true lizards or lacertas, is the dominant lizard family in Europe and is native across Afro-Eurasia, comprising about 360 species in 39 genera. Most species are under 9 centimeters long excluding the tail, though the largest, Gallotia stehlini, reaches 46 centimeters. The family is primarily insectivorous, often shows sexual dimorphism, and its earliest definitive fossils come from the early Eocene of France. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Taxonomic Rank
Family 2
Connections

Parent Taxon Of

Common Wall Lizard, Species
Source Wikidata: Common Wall Lizard
Sand Lizard, Species
Source Wikidata: Sand Lizard
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Europe, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ27532, descriptionView the Source
2. Lacertidae (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    The Lacertidae are the family of the wall lizards, true lizards, or sometimes simply lacertas, which are native to Afro-Eurasia.
  • Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
View the Source
Wikidata: Lacertidae
Wikidata Q27532, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: Common Wall Lizard
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Common Wall Lizard, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Sand Lizard
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Sand Lizard, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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