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title: "Bedriaga's Rock Lizard"
description: "Archaeolacerta bedriagae — Reptiles. Bedriaga's rock lizard (Archaeolacerta bedriagae) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/bedriaga-s-rock-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bedriaga's Rock Lizard

> Archaeolacerta bedriagae — Reptiles. Bedriaga's rock lizard (Archaeolacerta bedriagae) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae.

- Scientific name: *Archaeolacerta bedriagae*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 653
- Wikidata: [Q2122191](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2122191)
- iNaturalist taxon: [73644](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/73644)

## Names

- en: Bedriaga's Rock Lizard
- de: Tyrrhenische Gebirgseidechse
- es: Lagartija de Bedriaga
- fr: Lézard de Bedriaga
- nl: Tyrreense berghagedis

## Countries with the most observations

FR (553), IT (53)

## Summary

Bedriaga's rock lizard (Archaeolacerta bedriagae) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is monotypic within the genus Archaeolacerta. It is only found on the islands Corsica and Sardinia. The scientific name Lacerta bedriagae is also used. There are three recognized subspecies.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedriaga%27s_rock_lizard

## Photo

![Bedriaga's Rock Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bedriaga-s-rock-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Giorgio Zavattoni · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/396190946

## Machine access

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