Viviparous lizard: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the viviparous lizard lives – recorded in 16 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Zootoca vivipara
Group	Lizards, geckos & tuatara
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	16 countries
Continents	Europe
Mass	5.61 g (mean)
Length	62 mm (mean)
Class	Reptile
Order	Squamata
Family	Lacertidae

Where does the viviparous lizard live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the viviparous lizard in 16 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a viviparous lizard?

Wikidata records the following for the viviparous lizard: mass 5.61 g (mean); length 62 mm (mean).

Is the viviparous lizard endangered?

The viviparous lizard’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the viviparous lizard?

The viviparous lizard (Zootoca vivipara) is a reptile in the order Squamata and the family Lacertidae, genus Zootoca. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the viviparous lizard

The viviparous lizard or common lizard (Zootoca vivipara) is a Eurasian lizard. It lives farther north than any other non-marine, non-avian reptile species, and is named for the fact that it is viviparous, meaning it gives birth to live young (although they will sometimes lay eggs normally). Both "Zootoca" and "vivipara" mean "live birth", in (Latinized) Greek and Latin respectively. It was called Lacerta vivipara until the genus Lacerta was split into nine genera in 2007 by Arnold, Arribas & Carranza.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Viviparous lizard (revision 1378459902), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q204061 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).