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Sand lizard

Lacerta agilis

450Records since 2000
AprilPeak month
14Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan2
Feb8
Mar25
Apr106
May82
Jun66
Jul55
Aug54
Sep47
Oct5
Nov0
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Dorset England195
2Surrey England42
3Sefton England18
4Gwynedd Wales17
5Devon England16
6Swansea Wales12
7Ceredigion Wales5
8Argyll and Bute Scotland4
9Isle of Anglesey Wales2
10Denbighshire Wales2
11Kent England1
12Cornwall England1
13Cumbria England1
14Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland1
365 England4 Scotland80 Wales1 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 14 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
450
Peak month
April
Counties with records
14
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Lacerta agilis
Group
Reptiles
NBN Atlas records since 2000
366
Most recorded in
Dorset
Conservation designations
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Bern Convention, Habitats Directive, Global Red List (JNCC), GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Biodiversity List – England, Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List, Habitats Regulations 2010
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Squamata
Family
Lacertidae
Genus
Lacerta
Name with authority
Lacerta agilis Linnaeus, 1758
Described
1758

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q148595 · GBIF 6159223