Madeira Lizard
Teira dugesii
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 3,607
- Most observed in
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The Madeiran wall lizard (Teira dugesii), being the only species in the genus Teira, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae with four recognized subspecies. The species is endemic to the Madeira Archipelago, Portugal. In the Azores, this lizard has become naturalized after an involuntary introduction by the shipping trade between the two archipelagos.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Madeiran wall lizard”.