Lacerta

Species in this group

LC

Lacerta viridis

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

LC

Lacerta bilineata

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC

Lacerta agilis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Lacerta schreiberi

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~50%

May

~40%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Lacerta

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 4 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 23 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 4	~80%
	Green Lizard			~70%
	Sand Lizard			~30%
2	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1 of 4	~70%
	Green Lizard			~70%
3	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 4	~60%
	Western Green Lizard			~60%
	Sand Lizard			~10%
4	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 4	~50%
	Western Green Lizard			~30%
	Sand Lizard			~30%
5	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 4	~50%
	Sand Lizard			~40%
	Green Lizard			~20%
6	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 4	~40%
	Western Green Lizard			~30%
	Iberian Emerald Lizard			~20%
7	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	2 of 4	~40%
	Green Lizard			~40%
	Sand Lizard			~10%
8	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 4	~40%
	Sand Lizard			~40%
9	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 4	~40%
	Sand Lizard			~40%
10	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 4	~40%
	Green Lizard			~20%
	Sand Lizard			~20%
11	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 4	~40%
	Western Green Lizard			~30%
	Sand Lizard			~10%
12	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1 of 4	~30%
	Sand Lizard			~30%
13	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 4	~30%
	Western Green Lizard			~30%
14	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 4	~30%
	Western Green Lizard			~30%
15	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 4	~30%
	Sand Lizard			~30%
16	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 4	~20%
	Iberian Emerald Lizard			~20%
17	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 4	~20%
	Western Green Lizard			~20%
18	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 4	~20%
	Sand Lizard			~20%
19	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1 of 4	~20%
	Western Green Lizard			~20%
20	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 4	~10%
	Sand Lizard			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 4	~30%
	Sand Lizard			~20%
	Green Lizard			~10%
2	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 4	~30%
	Green Lizard			~30%
3	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	2 of 4	~20%
	Sand Lizard			~10%
	Green Lizard			~10%
4	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	2 of 4	~20%
	Sand Lizard			~10%
	Green Lizard			~10%
5	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 4	~20%
	Sand Lizard			~20%
6	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 4	~20%
	Sand Lizard			~20%
7	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 4	~20%
	Sand Lizard			~20%
8	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 4	~20%
	Sand Lizard			~20%
9	Kharkiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 4	~20%
	Sand Lizard			~20%
10	Kazan	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 4	~10%
	Sand Lizard			~10%
11	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 4	~10%
	Sand Lizard			~10%
12	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 4	~10%
	Sand Lizard			~10%
13	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 4	~10%
	Western Green Lizard			~10%
14	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 4	~10%
	Iberian Emerald Lizard			~10%
15	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 4	~10%
	Sand Lizard			~10%
16	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	1 of 4	~10%
	Sand Lizard			~10%
17	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 4	~10%
	Green Lizard			~10%
18	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 4	~10%
	Western Green Lizard			~10%
19	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 4	<5%
	Sand Lizard			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
2	Skansen	🇸🇪 Sweden	In captivity
3	Cabarceno Natural Park	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
4	Brno Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
5	Chester Zoo	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
6	Hellabrunn Zoo	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
7	Lithuanian Zoo	🇱🇹 Lithuania	In captivity
8	Zagreb Zoo	🇭🇷 Croatia	In captivity
9	Leningrad Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
10	Grodno Zoo	🇧🇾 Belarus	In captivity
11	Universeum	🇸🇪 Sweden	In captivity
12	Zoo Hirschstetten	🇦🇹 Austria	In captivity
13	Aquarium of Gijón	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
14	Kleinzoo Wasserstern	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
15	Baltic Sea Science Center	🇸🇪 Sweden	In captivity
16	Malta National Aquarium	🇲🇹 Malta	In captivity
17	Rákosův pavilon	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
18	Velemlokárium	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
19	Juliana’s Animal Sanctuary	🇨🇴 Colombia	In captivity
20	Lake Tisza Ecocentre	🇭🇺 Hungary	In captivity
21	Tierpark Schlichtweg 15 in München	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
22	Zoo Schlichtweg 11 in München	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
23	Zoo Siebenbrunner Straße 6 in München	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity

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Species in this group

Green Lizard

Western Green Lizard

Sand Lizard

Iberian Emerald Lizard

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Lacerta

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found