Podarcis tiliguerta (Gmelin, 1789) is a animal in the Lacertidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Podarcis tiliguerta (Gmelin, 1789)

Podarcis tiliguerta (Gmelin, 1789)

The Tyrrhenian wall lizard (Podarcis tiliguerta) is a Lacertidae lizard native to Corsica, Sardinia, and nearby islets, with ten recognized subspecies.

Family
Genus
Podarcis
Order
Class
Squamata

About Podarcis tiliguerta (Gmelin, 1789)

Podarcis tiliguerta, commonly known as the Tyrrhenian wall lizard, is a species of lizard belonging to the family Lacertidae. This species is native to the islands of Corsica and Sardinia, as well as their surrounding associated islets. Currently, ten subspecies of the Tyrrhenian wall lizard are recognized. The natural habitats of Podarcis tiliguerta include temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, temperate grassland, rocky areas, sandy shores, arable land, pastureland, and rural gardens.

Photo: (c) Tom Heller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Lacertidae Podarcis

More from Lacertidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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