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title: "Iberian Emerald Lizard"
description: "Lacerta schreiberi — Reptiles. The Iberian emerald lizard (Lacerta schreiberi), also known commonly as Schreiber's green lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/iberian-emerald-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Iberian Emerald Lizard

> Lacerta schreiberi — Reptiles. The Iberian emerald lizard (Lacerta schreiberi), also known commonly as Schreiber's green lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae.

- Scientific name: *Lacerta schreiberi*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 3358
- Wikidata: [Q1628813](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1628813)
- iNaturalist taxon: [35868](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/35868)

## Names

- en: Iberian Emerald Lizard
- de: Iberische Smaragdeidechse
- es: Lagarto Verdinegro
- fr: Lézard de Schreiber
- nl: Iberische smaragdhagedis
- pt: Lagarto-de-água
- pl: Jaszczurka hiszpańska

## Countries with the most observations

ES (1901), PT (1276)

## Summary

The Iberian emerald lizard (Lacerta schreiberi), also known commonly as Schreiber's green lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to the Iberian Peninsula.

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

## Photo

![Iberian Emerald Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/iberian-emerald-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Emilio Rio · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/312684378

## Machine access

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