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title: "Balkan Green Lizard"
description: "Lacerta trilineata — Reptiles. The Balkan green lizard (Lacerta trilineata) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/balkan-green-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Balkan Green Lizard

> Lacerta trilineata — Reptiles. The Balkan green lizard (Lacerta trilineata) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae.

- Scientific name: *Lacerta trilineata*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `urban` (Towns & gardens), `farm` (Farm)
- iNaturalist observations: 2531
- Wikidata: [Q1498900](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1498900)
- iNaturalist taxon: [35871](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/35871)

## Names

- en: Balkan Green Lizard
- de: Westliche Riesensmaragdeidechse
- es: Lagarto Verde de los Balcanes
- fr: Lézard vert des Balkans
- nl: Reuzensmaragdhagedis
- pl: Jaszczurka trójpręga

## Countries with the most observations

GR (1238), HR (563), AL (233), ME (143), BA (24), MK (18), BG (7)

## Summary

The Balkan green lizard (Lacerta trilineata) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. It is the most widespread of the Balkans lizard species. It is found in Albania, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece,  Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Palestine, Syria, and Turkey. Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, sandy shores, arable land, pastureland, plantations, and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkan_green_lizard

## Photo

![Balkan Green Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/balkan-green-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: khopkins63 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/265699607

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/balkan-green-lizard?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).