Sand lizard  (Lacerta agilis)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Lacertidae
Genus Lacerta
Size Adult body and tail length: 18 - 20 cm
Adult weight: 12 g
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Status

Listed under Annex IV of the Habitats Directive and Annex II (and Recommendation 26) of the Bern Convention. It is protected in the UK under Schedule 2 of the Conservation (Natural Habitats, etc.) Regulations (1994), and Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981.