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| Podarcis Temporal range: Pleistocene – Recent[1]
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| Male phenotypes of six Podarcis species: P. siculus (top left), P. filfolensis (top right), P. erhardii (middle left), P. tauricus (middle right), P. waglerianus (bottom left) and P. muralis (bottom right). | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Podarcis Wagler, 1830[2][3][4] |
Podarcis is a genus of lizards in the family Lacertidae. Its members look very similar to lizards of the genus Lacerta, to which they were considered to belong until the 1970s. While similar externally and ecologically, Podarcis form a distinct group differing from Lacerta by the construction of the skull and the hemipenis, and by the processes of the caudal vertebrae.[5] They are commonly known as wall lizards. They are native to Europe and northern Africa, and most species are restricted to the Mediterranean region. Wall lizards diversified and hybridized during the Messinian salinity crisis.[6] The Italian wall lizard and the common wall lizard have been introduced to North America, where they have become intermediate hosts for some Acuariidae larvae.[7]
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- ^ "Podarcis ". ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
- ^ Genus Podarcis at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
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- ^ Wendler, Günter Diesener ; Josef Reichholf. Hrsg. von Gunter Steinbach. Ill. von Fritz (1996). Lurche und Kriechtiere (Neue, bearb. Sonderausg. ed.). München: Mosaik-Verl. ISBN 3-576-10697-9.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Schuster, Ruth (2021-05-19). "Why Wall Lizards Are the Most Successful Reptile in the Mediterranean". Haaretz. Haaretz English Edition. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
- ^ Burke, Russell L.; Goldberg, Stephen R.; Bursey, Charles R.; Perkins, Susan L.; Andreadis, Paul T. (2007). "Depauperate Parasite Faunas in Introduced Populations of Podarcis (Squamata: Lacertidae) Lizards in North America". Journal of Herpetology. 41 (4): 755–757. doi:10.1670/07-023.1. JSTOR 40060472. S2CID 86797774. Retrieved 2021-05-20.