viviparous lizard

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viviparous lizard

reptile

Also known as: Lacerta vivipara, Zootoca vivipara, common lizard(Show More)

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reptile
North temperate zone
The viviparous lizard (L. vivipara, or Z. vivipara) and the European viper (V. berus) are the most northerly distributed reptiles. A portion of each reptile’s geographic range occurs just north of the Arctic Circle, at least in Scandinavia. Other reptiles—the slowworm (Anguis fragilis), the sand lizard…
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The viviparous lizard (L. vivipara, or Z. vivipara) and the European viper (V. berus) are the most northerly distributed reptiles. A portion of each reptile’s geographic range occurs just north of the Arctic Circle, at least in Scandinavia. Other reptiles—the slowworm (Anguis fragilis), the sand lizard…
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