Common Wall Lizard
Podarcis muralis
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 69,195
- Most observed in
- 🇫🇷 France
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The common wall lizard is a species of lizard with a large distribution in Europe and well-established introduced populations in North America, where it is also called the European wall lizard. It can grow to about 20 cm (7.9 in) in total length. The animal has shown variation in the places it has been introduced to. Fossils have been found in a cave in Greece dating to the early part of the Holocene.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Podarcis muralis”.