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Wall Lizards
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Wall Lizards

Lacertidae

The Lacertidae are the family of the wall lizards, true lizards, or sometimes simply lacertas, which are native to Europe, Africa, and Asia. The group includes the genus Lacerta, which contains some of the most commonly seen lizard species in Europe. It is a diverse family with at least 300 species in 39 genera.

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3 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 384 known species

Lacertinae

subfamilyLacertinae

Canarian Lizards and Psammodromuses

subfamilyGallotiinae

Eremiadinae

subfamilyEremiadinae

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Wall Lizards in Georg Wolfgang Knorr — Deliciae naturae selectae (1771)

Georg Wolfgang Knorr — Deliciae naturae selectae (1771)

Georg Wolfgang Knorr · 1771 · p.377

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 35360.