Species group · Reptiles

Wall Lizards

WAnimals has 9 species of wall lizard, spread across 2 families (Lacertidae, Phrynosomatidae).

9 species

2 families

56 countries

316 parks

All 9 species of wall lizards on WAnimals

Each one has its own full profile. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.

7 Least Concern2 Endangered

2 species in this group are in a threatened category according to the IUCN.

Recorded in 56 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:

It has as many as six different colour morphs on the throat and belly.
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Its introduced North American populations cope with colder climates than those of its native range.
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One documented individual lived 14 to 16 years.
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Despite its name it is a rather slow species, easily watched basking calmly in the sun.
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The Pyrenean populations are relicts of the glaciations and isolated from the rest: genetic and morphological studies treat them as a subspecies endemic to the eastern Pyrenees, Lacerta agilis garzoni.
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It is one of the Iberian reptiles with the widest world range, from Spain to Mongolia and Lake Baikal.
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It is the northernmost non-marine reptile in the world, reaching the Arctic Circle.
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It has both live-bearing and egg-laying populations within one species, depending on the region.