Balkan Wall Lizard
Podarcis tauricus
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,138
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Podarcis tauricus, the Balkan wall lizard, is a common lizard in the family Lacertidae native to southeastern Europe and Asia Minor. It is a terrestrial species found in steppe, grassland, olive groves, cultivated land, meadows, rural gardens, sparsely vegetated sand dunes and scrubby areas.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Podarcis tauricus”.