Podarcis tauricus

Podarcis tauricus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Podarcis
Species:
P. tauricus
Binomial name
Podarcis tauricus
(Pallas, 1814)
Synonyms[2]
  • Lacerta taurica Pallas 1814: 30
  • Podarcis taurica Engelmann et al. 1993
  • Podarcis tauricus Böhme & Köhler 2005

Podarcis tauricus, the Balkan wall lizard, is a common lizard in the family Lacertidae native to southeastern Europe and Asia Minor.[2] It is a terrestrial species found in steppe, grassland, olive groves, cultivated land, meadows, rural gardens, sparsely vegetated sand dunes and scrubby areas.

  1. ^ Wolfgang Böhme, Petros Lymberakis, Rastko Ajtic, Varol Tok, Ismail H. Ugurtas, Murat Sevinç, Pierre-André Crochet, Idriz Haxhiu, László Krecsák, Bogoljub Sterijovski, Lymberakis, Jelka Crnobrnja Isailovic, Podloucky, Dan Cogalniceanu, Aziz Avci (2009). "Podarcis tauricus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T61554A12515695. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T61554A12515695.en.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b P. Uetz (ed.). "Podarcis tauricus (Pallas, 1814)". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 5 August 2012.