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
- Weight
- 2 g – 12 kg
- Length
- 5 cm – 20 cm
- Lifespan
- 4 – 10 years
Ranges calculated from the entries that record the figure, not from all 9.
All 9 species of wall lizards on WAnimals
Each one has its own full entry. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Viviparous Lizard
Zootoca vivipara
Common Wall Lizard
Podarcis muralis
Sand Lizard
Lacerta agilis
Large Psammodromus
Psammodromus algirus
Spanish Wall Lizard
Podarcis hispanicus
Eastern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus undulatus
Moroccan Rock Lizard
Scelarcis perspicillata
Cyren's Rock Lizard
Iberolacerta cyreni
Lilford's Wall Lizard
Podarcis lilfordi
Conservation status
2 especies in this group están en alguna categoría de riesgo real según la UICN.
See the global conservation statusWhere they live
Recorded in 56 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
- Sierra de Grazalema5 species
- Sierra de Guadarrama5 species
- Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas5 species
- Cadí-Moixeró4 species
- Los Alcornocales4 species
- Montesinho4 species
- Montseny4 species
- Ordesa y Monte Perdido4 species
- Parque Nacional de Doñana4 species
- Picos de Europa4 species
- Redes4 species
- Serra da Estrela4 species
Did you know…
It is the northernmost non-marine reptile in the world, reaching the Arctic Circle.
From Viviparous Lizard
It has both live-bearing and egg-laying populations within one species, depending on the region.
From Viviparous Lizard
Its young free themselves from a transparent membrane 15 to 30 minutes after birth.
From Viviparous Lizard
It has as many as six different colour morphs on the throat and belly.
From Common Wall Lizard
Its introduced North American populations cope with colder climates than its native range.
From Common Wall Lizard
One documented individual lived 14 to 16 years.
From Common Wall Lizard
Despite its name it is a rather slow species, easily watched basking calmly in the sun.
From Sand Lizard
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.
From Sand Lizard