Podarcis muralis

For the genus, see Podarcis.

Common wall lizard
Temporal range: 0.01170–0 Ma
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Early Holocene – Recent[1]
Wall lizard near the Entella river, northwestern Italy
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Podarcis
Species:
P. muralis
Binomial name
Podarcis muralis
(Laurenti, 1768)
Native range of P. muralis in Europe
Synonyms[3]
  • Seps muralis Laurenti, 1768
  • Lacertus terrestris Garsault, 1764
  • Lacerta muralis (Laurenti, 1768)

Podarcis muralis (common wall lizard) is a species of lizard with a large distribution in Europe and well-established introduced populations in North America, where it is also called the European wall lizard. It can grow to about 20 cm (7.9 in) in total length. The animal has shown variation in the places it has been introduced to. Fossils have been found in a cave in Greece dating to the early part of the Holocene.

  1. ^ "Podarcis muralis Laurenti 1768 (Common wall lizard)". PBDB.org.
  2. ^ Wolfgang Böhme; Valentin Pérez-Mellado; Marc Cheylan; et al. (2009). "Podarcis muralis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T61550A12514105. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T61550A12514105.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  3. ^ P. Uetz (ed.). "Podarcis muralis (Laurenti, 1768)". The Reptile Database. Retrieved May 9, 2012.