Lacerta (genus)
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Lacerta Temporal range: Miocene—Present, 15–0 Ma |
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| Lacerta agilis, sand lizard | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Tribe: | Lacertini |
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Lacerta Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Lacerta agilis Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Nine, see text. |
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Nine, see text.
Lacerta is a genus of lizards of the family Lacertidae.
Lacerta was a fairly diverse genus containing around 40 species, until it was "split" into nine genera in 2007 by , Arribas & Carranza.
The earliest known members of the genus Lacerta are known from early Miocene epoch fossils indistinguishable in anatomy from the modern green lizards such as Lacerta viridis.
The genus Lacerta contains the following species.
Arranged alphabetically by specific name:
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