Lacertidae Family
The Pleske'S Racerunner (Eremias pleskei Nikolsky, 1905) is a fascinating member of the animal kingdom representing unique evolutionary adaptations....
1,162 species in this family.616 species in this category
Animal (Dinarolacerta Arnold) - Facts & Information
Dinarolacerta Arnold, Arribas & Carranza, 2007
Mount Elba Snake-Eyed Lizard; Red Sea Snake-Eyed Lizard (Ophisops elbaensis) - Facts & Information
Ophisops elbaensis Schmidt & Marx, 1957
Animal (Plesiolacerta Hoffstetter) - Facts & Information
Plesiolacerta Hoffstetter, 1942
Animal (Mesalina balfouri) - Facts & Information
Mesalina balfouri (Blanford, 1881)
Caprivi Rough-Scaled Lizard (Ichnotropis grandiceps) - Facts & Information
Ichnotropis grandiceps Broadley, 1967
Agarwal'S Lacerta; Agarwal'S Snake-Eye; Agarwal’S Lacerta; Agarwal’S Snake-Eye (Ophisops agarwali) - Facts & Information
Ophisops agarwali Patel & Vyas, 2020
Egyptian Fringe-Fingered Lizard; Leopard Fringe-Fingered Lizard; Ägyptischer Leopardfransenfinger; Ägyptischer Pantherfransenfinger (Acanthodactylus pardalis) - Facts & Information
Acanthodactylus pardalis (Lichtenstein, 1823)
Iberian Wall Lizard; Lézard Catalan (Le) (Podarcis liolepis) - Facts & Information
Podarcis liolepis liolepis (Boulenger, 1905)
Animal (BOLDADC) - Facts & Information
BOLD:ADC7973
Multi-Ocellated Racerunner; Глазчатая Ящурка; 密点麻蜥 (Eremias multiocellata) - Facts & Information
Eremias multiocellata Günther, 1872
Animal (Pedioplanis haackei) - Facts & Information
Pedioplanis haackei Conradie, Measey, Branch & Tolley, 2012
Animal (Gastropholis tropidopholis) - Facts & Information
Gastropholis tropidopholis (Boulenger, 1916)
Sicilian Wall Lizard; Sizilianische Mauereidechse; Lucertola Di Wagler (Podarcis waglerianus) - Facts & Information
Podarcis waglerianus Gistel, 1868
Small-Scaled Desert Lizard (Mesalina microlepis) - Facts & Information
Mesalina microlepis (Angel, 1936)
Ranger'S Mountain Lizard (Tropidosaura montana) - Facts & Information
Tropidosaura montana rangeri Hewitt, 1926
Steiner'S Lacerta; Steiner'S Lizard (Darevskia steineri) - Facts & Information
Darevskia steineri (Eiselt, 1995)
Ägyptischer Fransenfinger (Acanthodactylus aegyptius) - Facts & Information
Acanthodactylus aegyptius Baha El Din, 2007
Fringe-Fingered Lizard; Fringe-Toed Lizard; Yellow-Tailed Fringe-Fingered Lizard; Yellowtail Fringe-Fingered Lizard (Acanthodactylus micropholis) - Facts & Information
Acanthodactylus micropholis Blanford, 1874
Common Desert Lizard; Common Rough-Scaled (Sand) Lizard; Common Rough-Scaled Lizard; Common Sand Lizard; Savanna Lizard (Meroles squamulosus) - Facts & Information
Meroles squamulosus (Peters, 1854)
Animal (Darevskia adjarica) - Facts & Information
Darevskia adjarica (Darevsky & Eîselt, 1980)
Step Kertenkelesi; Strauch'S Racerunner; Strauchs Wüstenrenner; Yashchurka Shtraukha (Eremias strauchi) - Facts & Information
Eremias strauchi Kessler, 1878
Iberische Smaragdeidechse; Schreiber'S Fringe-Fingered Lizard (Acanthodactylus schreiberi) - Facts & Information
Acanthodactylus schreiberi Boulenger, 1878
Canarian Spotted Lizard; Lagarto Canario Moteado; Tenerife Speckled Lizard; Teno-Eidechse (Gallotia intermedia) - Facts & Information
Gallotia intermedia Barbadillo, Lacoba, Pérez-Mellado, Sancho & López-Jurado, 1999
Animal (BOLDAAC) - Facts & Information
BOLD:AAC9061
Animal (Eremias regeli) - Facts & Information
Eremias regeli Bedriaga, 1905
Lézard Tyrrhénien (Le) (Podarcis tiliguerta) - Facts & Information
Podarcis tiliguerta tiliguerta (Gmelin, 1789)
Adriatische Mauereidechse; Dalmatian Wall Lizard; Dalmatinski Zidni Gušter; Hardhuca Bishtgjate; Karst-Eidechse; Karstläufer; Karsjthagedis; Krška Gušterica; Lucertola Adriatica (Podarcis melisellensis) - Facts & Information
Podarcis melisellensis (Braun, 1877)
Animal (Darevskia kamii) - Facts & Information
Darevskia kamii Ahmadzadeh, Flecks, Carretero, Mozaffari, Böhme, Harris, Freitas & Rödder, 2013
Hardegger'S Orangetail Lizard; Hardegger'S Shield-Backed Lizard (Philochortus hardeggeri) - Facts & Information
Philochortus hardeggeri (Steindachner, 1891)
Animal (Atlantolacerta lenhoseri) - Facts & Information
Atlantolacerta lenhoseri Hoser, 2025
Pushkar Small-Scaled Snake-Eye (Ophisops pushkarensis) - Facts & Information
Ophisops pushkarensis Agarwal, Khandekar, Ramakrishnan, Vyas & Giri, 2018
Kurdische Zagroseidechse; Kurdistan Lizard (Timon kurdistanicus) - Facts & Information
Timon kurdistanicus (Suchow, 1936)
Psammodrome (Psammodromus Fitzinger) - Facts & Information
Psammodromus Fitzinger, 1826
Italian:; Lataste'S Lizard; Pontian Wall Lizard; Pontinische Ruineneidechse (Podarcis latastei) - Facts & Information
Podarcis latastei (Bedriaga, 1879)
Caspian Green Lizard; Caucusus Emerald Lizard; Five-Streaked Lizard; Kanach Martiros; Kaspische Smaragdeidechse; Kaukasische Smaragdeidechse; Lezard Vert De La Caspienne; Streifensmarageidechse; Striated Lizard; Zolagly Kertenkele; Zoliani Khvliki; Полосатая Ящерица (Lacerta strigata) - Facts & Information
Lacerta strigata Eichwald, 1831
Southern Shield-Backed Lizard (Philochortus rudolfensis) - Facts & Information
Philochortus rudolfensis Parker, 1932
Savigny'S Fringe-Fingered Lizard (Acanthodactylus savignyi) - Facts & Information
Acanthodactylus savignyi (Audouin, 1827)
Animal (Eremias Wiegmann) - Facts & Information
Eremias Wiegmann, 1834
Anderson'S Racerunner (Eremias andersoni) - Facts & Information
Eremias andersoni Darevsky & Szczerbak, 1978
Animal (Lacerta lumbricoides) - Facts & Information
Lacerta lumbricoides Shaw, 1795
Chung-An Ground Lizard; 崇安草蜥 (Takydromus sylvaticus) - Facts & Information
Takydromus sylvaticus (Pope, 1928)
Animal (Iberolacerta monticola) - Facts & Information
Iberolacerta monticola astur Arribas & Galán, 2014
Animal (Pseuderemias savagei) - Facts & Information
Pseuderemias savagei (Gans, Laurent & Pandit, 1965)
Brilleneidechse; Genetzte Brilleneidechse; Lagartija De Maruecos; Lagartija De Marruecos; Menorca Wall Lizard; Moroccan Rock Lizard (Scelarcis perspicillata) - Facts & Information
Scelarcis perspicillata (Duméril & Bibron, 1839)
Japanese Grass Lizard (Takydromus tachydromoides) - Facts & Information
Takydromus tachydromoides (Schlegel, 1838)
Animal (Anatololacerta Arnold) - Facts & Information
Anatololacerta Arnold, Arribas & Carranza, 2007
Animal (BOLDABU) - Facts & Information
BOLD:ABU6767
Animal (Holaspis Gray) - Facts & Information
Holaspis Gray, 1863
Animal (BOLDAAW) - Facts & Information
BOLD:AAW9112
Animal (Acanthodactylus scutellatus) - Facts & Information
Acanthodactylus scutellatus audouini Boulenger, 1918
Iberian Mountain Lizard; Iberische Gebirgseidechse; Lagartixa De Montanha; West Iberian Rock Lizard (Iberolacerta monticola) - Facts & Information
Iberolacerta monticola (Boulenger, 1905)
Leschenault'S Cabrita; Leschenault'S Lacerta; Leschenault'S Snake Eye; Leschenault'S Snake-Eyed Lizard; Leschenaults Schlangenaugen-Eidechse; Leschenault’S Lacerta; Leschenault’S Snake-Eyed Lizard (Ophisops leschenaultii) - Facts & Information
Ophisops leschenaultii (Milne-Edwards, 1829)
Animal (Basutosaura Hewitt) - Facts & Information
Basutosaura Hewitt, 1925
Animal (Maioricalacerta Bailon) - Facts & Information
Maioricalacerta Bailon, Boistel, Bover & Alcover, 2014
Algerian Psammodromus; Algerijnse Zandloper; Algerischer Sandläufer; Lagartija Colilarga; Large Psammodromus; Psammodrome Algire (Le); Psammodromo Algerino (Psammodromus algirus) - Facts & Information
Psammodromus algirus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animal (Lacerta trilineata) - Facts & Information
Lacerta trilineata hansschweizeri Müller, 1935
Common Sand Lizard [Pulchella]; Ocellated Sand Lizard; Ocellated Sand Lizard [Lineoocellata]; Spotted Sand Lizard (Pedioplanis lineoocellata) - Facts & Information
Pedioplanis lineoocellata (Duméril & Bibron, 1839)
Lézard Tyrrhénien De Simoni (Le) (Podarcis tiliguerta) - Facts & Information
Podarcis tiliguerta rodulphisimonii Brizzi & Lanza, 1975
Animal (Teira Gray) - Facts & Information
Teira Gray, 1838
Dagestan Lizard; Dagestanskaya Yascheritsa; Дагестанская Ящерица (Darevskia daghestanica) - Facts & Information
Darevskia daghestanica (Darevsky, 1967)
Animal (BOLDAEL) - Facts & Information
BOLD:AEL0925
Hatay Kertenkelesi; Lebanon Lizard; Syrische Eidechse (Phoenicolacerta laevis) - Facts & Information
Phoenicolacerta laevis (Gray, 1838)
Husab Sand Lizard (Pedioplanis husabensis) - Facts & Information
Pedioplanis husabensis Berger-Dell'mour & Mayer, 1989
Papenfuss'S Racerunner; Papenfuss’S Racerunner (Eremias papenfussi) - Facts & Information
Eremias papenfussi Mozaffari, Ahmadzadeh & Parham, 2011
Balkan-Mauereidechse; Common Wall Lizard; Duvar Kertenkelesi; Lagartija Roquera; Lézard Des Murailles (Le); Lézard Des Murailles De Brongniard (Le); Lézard Des Murailles De Merrem (Le); Lézard Des Murailles Occidental (Le); Lézard Des Murailles Ogien (Le); Mauereidechse; Murfirben; Muurhagedis; Sидна Гуштерица / Скалеста Гуштерица; Wall Lizard; Lucertola Muraiola; Murödla; Zidna Gušterica; Τοιχόσαυρα (Podarcis muralis) - Facts & Information
Podarcis muralis (Laurenti, 1768)
Central Asian Racerunner; Rapid Fringe-Toed Lizard; Rapid Fringe-Toed Lizard; Central Asian Racerunner; Rapid Racerunner; Schneller Wüstenrenner; Быстрая Ящурка; 吐鲁番麻蜥 (Eremias roborowskii) - Facts & Information
Eremias roborowskii Bedriaga, 1912
Green Keel-Bellied Lizard (Gastropholis prasina) - Facts & Information
Gastropholis prasina Werner, 1904
Animal (Eremias isfahanica) - Facts & Information
Eremias isfahanica Rastegar-Pouyani, Hosseinian, Rafiee, Kami, Rajabizadeh & Wink, 2016
Animal (Eremias multiocellata) - Facts & Information
Eremias multiocellata kozlowi Bedriaga, 1907
Animal (Takydromus kuehnei) - Facts & Information
Takydromus kuehnei kuehnei Van Denburgh, 1909
Pamfilya Kertenkelesi (Lacerta pamphylica) - Facts & Information
Lacerta pamphylica Schmidtler, 1975
Persian Long-Tailed Desert Lizard (Mesalina watsonana) - Facts & Information
Mesalina watsonana (Stoliczka, 1872)
Animal (Notopholis Wagler) - Facts & Information
Notopholis Wagler, 1830
Tilbury'S Fringe-Fingered Lizard (Acanthodactylus tilburyi) - Facts & Information
Acanthodactylus tilburyi Arnold, 1986
Dalmatinische Spitzkopfeidechse; Sharp-Snouted Rock Lizard; Oštroglava Gušterica (Dalmatolacerta oxycephala) - Facts & Information
Dalmatolacerta oxycephala (Schlegel, 1839)
Animal (Phoenicolacerta cyanisparsa) - Facts & Information
Phoenicolacerta cyanisparsa (Schmidtler & Bischoff, 1999)
Scaled Sandveld Lizard (Nucras scalaris) - Facts & Information
Nucras scalaris Laurent, 1964
蓬莱草蜥 (Takydromus stejnegeri) - Facts & Information
Takydromus stejnegeri Van Denburgh, 1912
Animal (BOLDACB) - Facts & Information
BOLD:ACB4585
Animal (BOLDACM) - Facts & Information
BOLD:ACM2400
Aran Rock Lizard; Gebirgseidechse; Lagartija Aranesa; Lézard Du Val D'Aran (Le) (Iberolacerta aranica) - Facts & Information
Iberolacerta aranica (Arribas, 1993)
Animal (BOLDADH) - Facts & Information
BOLD:ADH1309
Jayakar Lizard; Jayakar'S Lizard; Jayakar'S Oman Lizard; Jayakar’S Oman Lizard; Omaneidechse; سحلية الوادي العمانية; شمصة (Omanosaura jayakari) - Facts & Information
Omanosaura jayakari (Boulenger, 1887)
Animal (BOLDABY) - Facts & Information
BOLD:ABY5183
Animal (Lacerta grisea) - Facts & Information
Lacerta grisea Oken, 1816
Small-Scaled Desert Lizard (Meroles micropholidotus) - Facts & Information
Meroles micropholidotus Mertens, 1938
Green-Bellied Forest Lizard; Multi-Scaled Forest Lizard (Adolfus africanus) - Facts & Information
Adolfus africanus (Boulenger, 1906)
Animal (Atlantolacerta maxinehoserae) - Facts & Information
Atlantolacerta maxinehoserae Hoser, 2025
Animal (BOLDAAA) - Facts & Information
BOLD:AAA9462
Boulenger'S Racerunner (Pseuderemias erythrosticta) - Facts & Information
Pseuderemias erythrosticta (Boulenger, 1891)
Animal (Heliobolus nitidus) - Facts & Information
Heliobolus nitidus nitidus (Günther, 1872)
Animal (Tachysaurus Gray) - Facts & Information
Tachysaurus Gray, 1845
Jewelled Lizard; Lagarto Ocelado; Lezard Ocelle; Lézard Ocellé (Le); Ocellated Lizard; Parelhagedis; Perlefirben; Perleidechse; Sardao; Lucertola Ocellata; Perlefirfisle (Timon lepidus) - Facts & Information
Timon lepidus (Daudin, 1802)
Animal (BOLDAEX) - Facts & Information
BOLD:AEX4260
Stummer'S Racerunner; Stummer’S Racerunner; Tien-Shan Racerunner; 天山麻蜥 (Eremias stummeri) - Facts & Information
Eremias stummeri Wettstein, 1940
Spanische Kieleidechse; Spanish Keeled Lizard (Algyroides hidalgoi) - Facts & Information
Algyroides hidalgoi Bosca, 1916
Troodos Rock Lizard; Troodos Wall Lizard (Phoenicolacerta troodica) - Facts & Information
Phoenicolacerta troodica (Werner, 1936)
Animal (BOLDAAI) - Facts & Information
BOLD:AAI9602
Animal (Ophisops venustus) - Facts & Information
Ophisops venustus Patel, Vyas, Thackeray, Pal & Mirza, 2024
Animal (BOLDAED) - Facts & Information
BOLD:AED4325