About Podarcis bocagei (Lopez-Seoane, 1885)
Bocage's wall lizard, scientifically named Podarcis bocagei, reaches a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 7 cm (2.8 in), with a tail that is twice the length of its snout-to-vent measurement. Males of this species are larger than females. It is a sturdy, somewhat flattened lizard that resembles Carbonell's wall lizard (Podarcis carbonelli). Its dorsal surface is usually grey or yellowish-brown, though males sometimes have green dorsal colouring, and it is heavily marked with rows of dark speckles. Its flanks may be brownish or yellow. The underparts are white, yellow, pink, or orange; unlike Carbonell's wall lizard, this species does not have the small blue spots along the edge of the belly that are often present in P. carbonelli. Bocage's wall lizard is distributed in northern Portugal and northwestern Spain, ranging as far south as the River Douro. Its typical habitats include open deciduous woodland, scrubland, coastal sand dunes, and cultivated areas, and it can also be found within villages. It occurs at altitudes from sea level up to 1,900 m (6,200 ft). This species is oviparous. Sexually mature females produce 2 to 4 clutches of eggs each year, and clutch size ranges from 2 to 9 eggs.
