Lacertidae

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Animalia Chordata Squamata Lacertidae
Mountain Grass Lizard

Mountain Grass Lizard

Takydromus wolteri Fischer, 1885

Takydromus wolteri, the mountain grass lizard, is an oviparous East Asian lacertid lizard found in eastern China, Korea, and eastern Russia.

Tyrrhenian Wall Lizard

Tyrrhenian Wall Lizard

Podarcis tiliguerta (Gmelin, 1789)

The Tyrrhenian wall lizard (Podarcis tiliguerta) is a Lacertidae lizard native to Corsica, Sardinia, and nearby islets, with ten recognized subspecies.

Ibiza Wall Lizard

Ibiza Wall Lizard

Podarcis pityusensis (Boscá, 1883)

Podarcis pityusensis, the Ibiza wall lizard, is a small lizard native to Spain’s Balearic Islands that has been introduced elsewhere.

Lilford's Wall Lizard

Lilford's Wall Lizard

Podarcis lilfordi (Günther, 1874)

Podarcis lilfordi, Lilford's wall lizard, is an oviparous lizard now restricted to islets of the Gymnesian Islands.

Catalonian Wall Lizard

Catalonian Wall Lizard

Podarcis liolepis (Boulenger, 1905)

Podarcis liolepis, the Columbretes or Catalan wall lizard, is a small lizard native to the northeastern Iberian Peninsula.

Filfola Lizard

Filfola Lizard

Podarcis filfolensis (Bedriaga, 1876)

Podarcis filfolensis, the filfola or Maltese wall lizard, is a lacertid lizard native to Italy and Malta with various natural habitats.

Erhard's Wall Lizard

Erhard's Wall Lizard

Podarcis erhardii (Bedriaga, 1882)

Podarcis erhardii, or Erhard's wall lizard, is a variably patterned lizard found in the Balkans and Aegean islands.

Cretan Wall Lizard

Cretan Wall Lizard

Podarcis cretensis (Wettstein, 1952)

The Cretan wall lizard (Podarcis cretensis) is a lacertid lizard endemic to Crete, recognized as a distinct species since 2008.

Bocage's Wall Lizard

Bocage's Wall Lizard

Podarcis bocagei (Lopez-Seoane, 1885)

Podarcis bocagei, or Bocage's wall lizard, is a small lizard native to northern Portugal and northwestern Spain.

Carbonell’s Wall Lizard

Carbonell’s Wall Lizard

Podarcis carbonelli Perez Mellado, 1981

Carbonell's wall lizard (Podarcis carbonelli) is a lizard native to Portugal and Spain, with specific physical traits, varied populations and oviparous reproduction.

Dalmatian Wall Lizard

Dalmatian Wall Lizard

Podarcis melisellensis (Braun, 1877)

Podarcis melisellensis, the Dalmatian wall lizard, is a Lacertidae lizard found in southeast Europe with three ventral color morphs.

Common Wall Lizard

Common Wall Lizard

Podarcis muralis (Laurenti, 1768)

Podarcis muralis, the common wall lizard, is a small variable-colored European lizard with introduced populations elsewhere.

Milos Wall Lizard

Milos Wall Lizard

Podarcis milensis (Bedriaga, 1882)

Podarcis milensis, the Milos wall lizard, is a small Greek Aegean island lizard that is growing rare from habitat loss.

Peloponnese Wall Lizard

Peloponnese Wall Lizard

Podarcis peloponnesiacus (Bibron & Bory, 1833)

Podarcis peloponnesiacus, the Peloponnese wall lizard, is a robust, variably coloured lizard with size and colour differences between sexes and age groups.

Balkan Wall Lizard

Balkan Wall Lizard

Podarcis tauricus (Pallas, 1814)

Podarcis tauricus, the Balkan wall lizard, is a terrestrial lizard native to south-eastern Europe and western Turkey.

Andalusian wall lizard

Andalusian wall lizard

Podarcis vaucheri (Boulenger, 1905)

Podarcis vaucheri, the Andalusian wall lizard, is an oviparous lizard native to northern Africa and southern Spain.

Sicilian Wall Lizard

Sicilian Wall Lizard

Podarcis waglerianus Gistel, 1868

Podarcis waglerianus, the Sicilian wall lizard, is a small endemic lizard native to Sicily and the Aegadian Islands.

Italian Wall Lizard

Italian Wall Lizard

Podarcis siculus (Rafinesque-Schmaltz, 1810)

Podarcis siculus is a widespread, habitat generalist oviparous lizard native to southern Europe, with introduced populations elsewhere.

Green Iberian Wall Lizard

Green Iberian Wall Lizard

Podarcis virescens Geniez, Sá-Sousa, Guillaume, Cluchier & Crochet, 2014

Podarcis virescens is a robust, moderately sized wall lizard found in the central and southern Iberian Peninsula.

Guadarrama Wall Lizard

Guadarrama Wall Lizard

Podarcis guadarramae (Boscá, 1916)

Podarcis guadarramae is a Lacertidae family lizard species found in Spain and Portugal.

Spanish Wall Lizard

Spanish Wall Lizard

Podarcis hispanicus (Steindachner, 1870)

Podarcis hispanicus, the Iberian wall lizard, is a small territorial lacertid lizard native to western Mediterranean regions.

Ionian Wall Lizard

Ionian Wall Lizard

Podarcis ionicus (Lehrs, 1902)

Podarcis ionicus, the Ionian wall lizard, is a Lacertidae species found in Albania and Greece.

Green Lizard

Green Lizard

Lacerta viridis (Laurenti, 1768)

Lacerta viridis (Laurenti, 1768), the European green lizard, is a green lizard native to southeastern Europe with introduced populations elsewhere.

Iberian Emerald Lizard

Iberian Emerald Lizard

Lacerta schreiberi Bedriaga, 1878

Lacerta schreiberi is a large oviparous lizard found in Portugal and Spain, living in multiple temperate and Mediterranean habitats.

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