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Madeira Wall Lizard

Teira dugesii (Milne-Edwards, 1829)

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.

A Madeiran wall lizard photographed on the trail to Rabacal in the center of Madeira.
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Open encyclopedia reference

The Madeiran wall lizard (Teira dugesii), being the only species in the genus Teira, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae with four recognized subspecies. The species is endemic to the Madeira Archipelago, Portugal. In the Azores, this lizard has become naturalized after an involuntary introduction by the shipping trade between the two archipelagos. The species is both endemic and common, ranging from sea coasts to altitudes of 1,850 metres (6,070 ft).

Wikipedia contributors, Madeiran wall lizard; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:24:06.845856+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name: Teira dugesii (Milne-Edwards, 1829)
Name authority: (Milne-Edwards, 1829)
Common name: Madeira Wall Lizard
Rank: species
Accepted status: accepted
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Teira
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
genusTeira
speciesTeira dugesii (Milne-Edwards, 1829)

Close classified relatives

No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.

Browse 292 records assigned to Lacertidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded name	Source status
Lacerta dugesii mauli Mertens, 1938 Mertens, 1938	synonym
Lacerta dugesii Milne-Edwards, 1829 Milne-Edwards, 1829	synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Madeira, Desertas Islands and (introduced) in some Azore Islands, Portugal (harbour area of Lisbon), Porto Santo Island, Salvagens Islands

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=Teira&species=dugesii 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:5553T. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.