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title: "Jaszczurka wężooka"
description: "Ophisops elegans — Gady. Ophisops elegans, commonly known as the snake-eyed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/snake-eyed-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Jaszczurka wężooka

> Ophisops elegans — Gady. Ophisops elegans, commonly known as the snake-eyed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae.

- Scientific name: *Ophisops elegans*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Łąki i pola)
- iNaturalist observations: 3336
- Wikidata: [Q929607](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q929607)
- iNaturalist taxon: [35760](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/35760)

## Names

- en: Snake-eyed Lizard
- de: Europäisches Schlangenauge
- fr: Ophisops élégant
- nl: Slangenooghagedis
- pl: Jaszczurka wężooka

## Countries with the most observations

TR (1009), CY (735), GR (406), IL (230), IR (147), AM (123), SY (105), LB (38), JO (33), RU (27), IQ (25), PS (15)

## Summary

Ophisops elegans, commonly known as the snake-eyed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to the Mediterranean region and Central Asia. There are nine recognized subspecies.

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

## Photo

![Jaszczurka wężooka](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/snake-eyed-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Татьяна Прозорова · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42395999

## Machine access

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