Common name: the Sand Lizard
Conservation status: Least Concern
Distribution: Austria, Switzerland, Germany, France, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Greece, Albania, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, England, Italy, Croatia, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Poland, Belarus, Russian Federation, Ukraina, Armenia, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Kirgistan, China, Georgia, Moldova, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Azerbaijan, Mongolia
Size: up to 250 mm
Description: upperside with dark spots and thin mid-dorsal line, lateral stripes of ocellated markings: dark patches with pale centres, males turn bright green in breeding period
Habitat: heathlands, fields and urban areas
Activity: diurnal
Diet: various invertebrates
Reproduction: oviparous
Photo gallery:
Russian Federation (Province of Saratov)
