Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Green Psammodromus (Psammodromus microdactylus), recorded as Endangered
Green Psammodromus (Psammodromus microdactylus). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Green Psammodromus

Psammodromus microdactylus

Green Psammodromus is a lizard or snake in the family Lacertidae — Psammodromus microdactylus, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Psammodromus microdactylus
Taxonomy
Squamata · Lacertidae · Psammodromus

Appearance

Green Psammodromus, the green psammodromus or small-fingered psammodromus, is a lizards in the family Lacertidae.

Range and habitat

Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation and temperate grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Green Psammodromus is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Green Psammodromus — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q2710148. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Green Psammodromus?
Green Psammodromus is a lizard or snake in the family Lacertidae — Psammodromus microdactylus.
What is the conservation status of Green Psammodromus?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Psammodromus microdactylus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Green Psammodromus live?
Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation and temperate grassland.
Why is Green Psammodromus in crisis?
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Psammodromus microdactylus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Green Psammodromus a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.