Balkan green lizard
| Balkan green lizard | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Lacerta |
| Species: | L. trilineata |
| Binomial name | |
| Lacerta trilineata Bedriaga, 1886 | |
The Balkan green lizard (Lacerta trilineata) is a species of lizard in the Lacertidae family. It is found in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Israel, Syria, and Turkey. Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, sandy shores, arable land, pastureland, plantations, and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Böhme, W., Lymberakis, P., Ajtic, R., Tok, V., Ugurtas, I., Sevinç, M., Crochet, P-A., Haxhiu, I., Nettmann, H.K. & Sterijovski, B. 2005. Lacerta trilineata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.
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