East central Europe and northern Balkans. 

Subspecies:

Lacerta agilis argus  (LAURENTI, 1768)

Terra Typica:

Restricta (MERTENS & WERMUTH 1960): Vienna, Austria.


Relevant taxonomic literature:

  • Laurenti, J.N. (1768) -  Description of Seps argus = Lacerta agilis argus.  -  Specimen medicum, exhibiens synopsin reptilium emendatam cum experimentis circa venena et antidota reptilium austriacorum. pp. 61.   

  • Bischoff, W. (1988) -  Zur Verbreitung und Systematik der Zauneidechse, Lacerta agilis LINNAEUS, 1758. -  Mertensiella, Bonn, 1: 11-30.