One of the 9 wall lizards on WAnimals
Reptiles · Squamata · Lacertidae
Podarcis muralis
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
It has up to six different colour forms on the throat and belly, each morph tied to a different breeding and territorial strategy. Introduced to North American cities, it copes well with colder climates.
Weight
2 g – 10 g
Size
12 cm – 20 cm
Life expectancy
7 years
Diet
Insectivore
Feeds mainly on insects and other invertebrates.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
AI-generated images: illustrations, not photographs.
Sources consulted: ResearchGate (age and growth study) · Animalia.bio · BioDB · AnAge (genomics.senescence.info) · Wikipedia (Podarcis muralis) · Academia.edu
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 141.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Common Wall Lizard — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about common wall lizard.
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
