NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Iberian Wall Lizard
Podarcis hispanicus (Steindachner, 1870)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
iberian wall lizard (Podarcis hispanica) in the Portuguese nation park of en:Peneda-Gerês
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Open encyclopedia reference
Podarcis hispanicus, also known as Iberian wall lizard, is a small wall lizard species of the genus Podarcis. It is found in the Iberian Peninsula, in northwestern Africa and in coastal districts in Languedoc-Roussillon in France. In Spanish, this lizard is commonly called lagartija Ibérica.
The Iberian wall lizard is very agile and can move rapidly across a rock face. Males are somewhat territorial. Females lay clutches of one to five oval eggs which hatch in about eight weeks. At birth, the juveniles have a snout-to-vent length of 2 to 2.5 cm (0.8 to 1.0 in). The lifespan of this lizard is about four years.
Wikipedia contributors, Podarcis hispanicus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:21:58.949994+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Podarcis hispanicus (Steindachner, 1870)
- Name authority
- (Steindachner, 1870)
- Common name
- Iberian Wall Lizard
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Lacertidae
- Genus
- Podarcis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderAutarchoglossa
- familyLacertidae
- genusPodarcis
- speciesPodarcis hispanicus (Steindachner, 1870)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Podarcis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cretan Wall LizardPodarcis cretensis (Wettstein, 1952) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Filfola Wall LizardPodarcis filfolensis (Bedriaga, 1876) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Skyros Wall LizardPodarcis gaigeae (Werner, 1930) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Guadarrama Wall LizardPodarcis guadarramae (Boscá, 1916) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lilford's Wall LizardPodarcis lilfordi (Günther, 1874) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Catalonian Wall LizardPodarcis liolepis (Boulenger, 1905) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dalmatian Wall LizardPodarcis melisellensis (Braun, 1877) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Peloponnese Wall LizardPodarcis peloponnesiacus (Bibron & Bory, 1833) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ibiza Wall LizardPodarcis pityusensis (Boscá, 1883) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Italian Wall LizardPodarcis siculus (Rafinesque-Schmaltz, 1810) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Podarcis vaucheri (Boulenger, 1905) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Geniez’s Wall LizardPodarcis virescens Geniez, Sá-Sousa, Guillaume, Cluchier & Crochet, 2014 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Lacerta oxycephala var. hispanica Steindachner, 1870 Steindachner, 1870 | synonym |
| Lacerta muralis fusca Schreiber, 1912 Schreiber, 1912 | ambiguous synonym |
| Lacerta muralis sebastiani Klemmer, 1964 Klemmer, 1964 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Podarcis&species=hispanicus Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4KPHT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.