Rhodes green lizard
Lacerta diplochondrodes Wettstein, 1952
Status not recordedlizards
The rhodes green lizard (Lacerta diplochondrodes) is a species in the family Lacertidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 21.8 g and reach 10.8 cm in length. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Greece.
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Quick facts about the rhodes green lizard
- Weight
- 21.8 g
- Length
- 10.8 cm
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 13 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrubland, woodland
- Young per litter or clutch
- 9.5
- Age at maturity
- 2 years
- Reproduction
- Eggs
- Active
- By day (diurnal)
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrial
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
How big is the rhodes green lizard?
Where does the rhodes green lizard live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The rhodes green lizard is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the rhodes green lizard 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 rhodes green lizard classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyLacertidae
- genusLacerta
- SpeciesLacerta diplochondrodes Wettstein, 1952
Synonyms Lacerta trilineata cariensis, Lacerta trilineata dobrogica, Lacerta trilineata galatiensis
Other names and names in other languages (13)
- Anatolian green lizardEnglish
- East Aegean green lizardEnglish
- Eastern Balkan green lizardEnglish
- Rhodos green lizardEnglish
- Østligt Stort SmaragdfirbenDanish
- Rhodos-RiesensmaragdeidechseGerman
- Ανατολική ΤρανόσαυραGreek
- Lagarto verde de los Balcanes orientalesSpanish
- Lézard vert de RhodesFrench
- Ramarro balcanico orientaleItalian
- Rodos Yeşil KertenkelesiTurkish
- Östliche Balkan-RiesensmaragdeidechseGerman
- Lagarto verde del BósforoSpanish
Relatives of the rhodes green lizard
Other species in the same genus Lacerta.

Sand lizard
Lacerta agilis

European green lizard
Lacerta viridis
Western green lizard
Lacerta bilineata
Iberian green lizard
Lacerta schreiberi
Balkan green lizard
Lacerta trilineata
Medium lizard
Lacerta media
CompareRhodes green lizard vs Sand lizardRhodes green lizard vs European green lizardRhodes green lizard vs Western green lizardRhodes green lizard vs Iberian green lizard
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the rhodes green lizard?
An adult rhodes green lizard weighs 21.8 g and measures 10.8 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the rhodes green lizard live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the rhodes green lizard for 1 country: Greece. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the rhodes green lizard?
The rhodes green lizard (Lacerta diplochondrodes) belongs to the family Lacertidae in the order Squamata.
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