Sand lizard

species of reptile
Taxon taxon Q148595
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Summary

Sand lizard is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.73% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,376 views/month, #1,424 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: reptile/amphibian of the year[3], Q109758751[4]
  • Taxon rank: species[5]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[6]
  • Parent taxon: Lacerta[7]
  • Taxon name: Lacerta agilis[8]
  • Commons category: Lacerta agilis[9]
  • Color: green[10]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Lacerta agilis[11]
  • Commons gallery: Lacerta agilis[12]
  • Catalog: European Protected Species[13]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[15]
  • Has characteristic: sexual dimorphism[16]
  • Short name: L. agilis[17]
  • Taxon common name: Sand lizard[18], Zauhoadax(erl)[19], Яшчарка порсткая[20], Ливаден гущер[21], Llangardaix pirinenc[22], ještěrka obecná[23], Madfall y tywod[24], Markfirben[25], Zauneidechse[26], Lagarto ágil[27], Kivisisalik[28], Sandferføtla[29], Lézard des souches[30], לטאת החולות[31]
  • Different from: Martinček[32]
  • Length: 78[33]
  • Mass: 11[34]

Body

Identifiers

Sand lizard's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 35912[35]. Sand lizard's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 80427[36]. Sand lizard's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 791768[37]. Sand lizard's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 6159223[38]. Sand lizard's ITIS TSN is recorded as 1155305[39].

Why It Matters

Sand lizard has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

What awards did Sand lizard receive?

Honors received include reptile/amphibian of the year[3] and Q109758751[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · StorchPDF · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14880 → 51470
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  2. 8w ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Verbaalpina id → C1761
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  3. 8w ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wordnet 3.1 synset id → 01695816-n
    Interlingual index id → i44205
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  4. 16w ago · TadejM · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name → Sand lizard, Zauhoadax(erl), Яшчарка порсткая +36
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Taxon common name: martinček"
  5. 22w ago · Looniverse · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → species
    Catalog → European Protected Species
    Diel cycle → diurnality
    Regional conservation status → Vulnerable
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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