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Hello,

I'm not too familiar with lacertids as we rarely see them in Canada, but I'm positive that this lizard is a member of Lacertidae.

It's a friend's rescue, had a horrible sand impaction that nearly killed the poor little guy. Quite certain it's a male due to the presence of very prominent femoral pores, but I'm really not sure of the particular species. He's about 10cm SVL, and a photo says a thousand words...

I'd like to narrow this little guy down to a species so that my friend can take better care of him. I've also posted this on the Lacterid forum.

Thanks,
Christina Miller
www.herptiles.net

I'm pretty sure it is Lacerta agilis, altough i have never seen such a dark specimen.

Good Luck, Jan.

I am pretty certain that it's Lacerta viridis. It looks exactly like the illustration in my field guide for the reptiles of Britain and Europe.

That should be a male Lacerta agilis boemica of caucasian origin.

Ci@o

Ingo

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