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Lacerta agilis (Sand lizard)

Osteichthyes - Lacertidae

Taxonomy
Lacerta agilis was named by Linneaus (1758). It is extant. It is the type species of Lacerta.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Lacerta agilis Linneaus
1930Lacerta agilis Hay p. 249

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
Episquamata
superfamilyLacertoideaCamp 1923
familyLacertidaeBonaparte 1831
genusLacerta
speciesagilisLinneaus 1758

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Lacerta agilis Linneaus 1758 [Sand lizard]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:45:04
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:45:04
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Kiessling 2004, Behler and King 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ruscinian - Villafranchian5.09 - 1.8Hungary (Barany) Lacerta agilis (35354)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Germany (Thüringen) Lacerta agilis (45067)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Croatia (Istria) Lacerta agilis (40500)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Belgium (Namur) Lacerta agilis (206229)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Poland Lacerta agilis (34192 195226)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) Lacerta agilis (50049)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Serbia Lacerta agilis (191943)