Striated lizard

Weight

21.5 g – 22.9 g

Length

10.1 cm

Lifespan

10 years

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

Not recorded

Egg incubation

56 days

Young per litter or clutch

8.9

Age at maturity

2.25 years

Litters or clutches a year

1.4

Conservation status

Not recorded

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

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.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classReptilia
4. orderSquamata
5. familyLacertidae
6. genusLacerta
7. SpeciesLacerta strigata Eichwald, 1831

Synonyms Lacerta quinquevittata, Lacerta viridis var. astrabadensi, Lacerta viridis var. strigata, Lacerta viridis var. woosnami

Catalogue of Life

LC, Least Concern

Sand lizard

Lacerta agilis

Lacertidae

LC, Least Concern

European green lizard

Lacerta viridis

Lacertidae

W

Western green lizard

Lacerta bilineata

LacertidaeNo free photo yet

I

Iberian green lizard

Lacerta schreiberi

LacertidaeNo free photo yet

B

Balkan green lizard

Lacerta trilineata

LacertidaeNo free photo yet

M

Medium lizard

Lacerta media

LacertidaeNo free photo yet

CompareStriated lizard vs Sand lizardStriated lizard vs European green lizardStriated lizard vs Western green lizardStriated lizard vs Iberian green lizard

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@misc{striated_lizard_2026,
  title = {Striated lizard (Lacerta strigata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/striated-lizard},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}