Reptile
Medium Lizard
Lacerta media · Lacertidae
Best monthsApr–Junmost records
Records1,371in 8 countries
Most seen inIsrael697 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Medium Lizard in brief
The medium lizard (Lacerta media) is a reptile of the Lacertidae family — species of reptile.
Across the 8 countries we cover it has 1,371 published records, most of them from Israel, Iran and Türkiye. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in April, May and June and fall to their lowest in February and December.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Israel697 records · best Apr, May
Iran168 records · best Jul, Jun
Türkiye161 records · best May, Jun
Armenia160 records · best May, Jun
Georgia109 records · best May, Jun
Lebanon41 records · best May, Jun
Syria33 records · best Mar, Apr
Austria2 records · best Jun, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
All reptilesMore of the Lacertidae family
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