Green Psammodromus
Psammodromus microdactylus (Boettger, 1881)
Status not recordedlizards
The green psammodromus (Psammodromus microdactylus) is a species in the family Lacertidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 4.35 g and reach 5.7 cm in length.
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Quick facts about the green psammodromus
- Weight
- 4.35 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- 5.7 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrubland, woodlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Active
- By day (diurnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the green psammodromus?
Where does the green psammodromus live?
Not recorded
Is the green psammodromus endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the green psammodromus classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyLacertidae
- genusPsammodromus
- SpeciesPsammodromus microdactylus (Boettger, 1881)
Synonyms Algira microdactyla
Other names and names in other languages (8)
- Small-fingered PsammodromusEnglish
- paještěrka severoafrickáCzech
- Grønt SandløberfirbenDanish
- Grüner SandläuferGerman
- Marokkanischer SandläuferGerman
- lagartija de dedos pequeñosSpanish
- Psammodrome vertFrench
- Марокканский псаммодромусRussian
Relatives of the green psammodromus
Other species in the same genus Psammodromus.
Large Psammodromus
Psammodromus algirus
Spanish sand racer
Psammodromus hispanicus
Blanc's sand racer
Psammodromus blanci
Western sand racer
Psammodromus occidentalis
Edwards's sand racer
Psammodromus edwarsianus
CompareGreen Psammodromus vs Large PsammodromusGreen Psammodromus vs Spanish sand racerGreen Psammodromus vs Blanc's sand racerGreen Psammodromus vs Western sand racer
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the green psammodromus?
An adult green psammodromus weighs 4.35 g and measures 5.7 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the green psammodromus?
The green psammodromus (Psammodromus microdactylus) belongs to the family Lacertidae in the order Squamata.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles · CC BY 4.0 · v1-2
Oskyrko, O., Mi, C., Meiri, S. et al. (2024) ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles. Scientific Data 11: 243. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03079-5. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.24572683.v4 - SquamBase 1.0 - a dataset of squamate species traits · CC0 1.0 · 1.0-dryad-v5
Meiri, S. (2024) SquamBase - a database of squamate (Reptilia: Squamata) traits. Global Ecology and Biogeography 33(4): e13812. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13812. Data: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.76hdr7t3b
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