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Latest update: August 22nd, 2026.


Taxonomy of the family Lacertidae
Bibliography of the genus Podarcis
Biodiversity of the family Lacertidae








Genus
Podarcis

Wall Lizards

Mauereidechsen

Murfirben

1830 Podarcis Wagler (type species: Seps muralis Laurenti 1768)
1843 Phenax Fitzinger (type species: Lacerta taurica Pallas 1814; syn. Arnold, Arribas & Carranza 2007)
Contents: 28 species, of which 14 (50.0%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks: Previously included in Lacerta. Although Böhme (1997) regarded the grammatical gender of Podarcis to be masculine, Arnold (2000) and Lanza & Boscherini (2000) retained it as feminine. See Böhme & Köhler (2005) and Speybroeck & Crochet (2007) for confirmation of gender as masculine.
Distribution: Europe, Turkey, N. Africa.
Reported from: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France (incl. Corsica), Germany, Gibraltar, Greece (mainland, Aegean Islands [Argo-Saronic Islands (Hydra, Prasonisi, Psili), Cyclades Islands (Agios Efstathios, Agios Nikolaos, Amorgos, Anafi, Ananes Islets, Andros, Anhydro, Antikeros, Antimilos, Aspronissi, Cherronisi, Delos, Donoussa, Epano Koufonisi, Falconera, Folegandros, Glaronisi, Grabusa, Ios, Iraklia, Kardiotissa, Keros, Kimolos, Kinaros, Ktenia, Kythnos, Levitha, Makria, Makro Gaidaronisi, Megalo Fteno, Megalo Rhemathiaris, Mikro Fteno, Mikro Gaidaronisi, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Nea Kameni, Ovriokastro, Pachia, Palaea Kameni, Paros, Phytioussa, Polyaigos)]), Rineia, Santorini, Schouinoussa, Serifos, Shinonisi, Sifnos, Sikinos, Strongylo, Syros, Therasia, Tinos, Tria Nissia, Velopoula), Dodecanese Islands (Astypalaia, Dyo Adelphes, Megalo Sofrano, Ophidoussa, Pachia, Pergousa, Stakida, Syrna, Tria Nissia Islands), North Aegean Islands (Samothrace, Thasopoula), Sporades Islands (Alonnissos, Piperi, Psathoura, Skyros)], (Crete [incl. satellites (Dia, Dionysiades Islands [Dragonada, Paximada], Elafonisi, Gaidouronissi, Mikronisi, Prasonisi)]), Euboea, Ionian Islands [Cephalonia, Corfu, Ithaki, Lagouvardis, Lazaretto, Meganisi, Messenian Oinousses Islands (Sapientza, Schiza), Pori, Zakynthos], Peloponnese), Hungary, Italy (incl. Aeolian Islands, Capri, Elba, Montecristo, Pantelleria, Pelagie Islands [Lampedusa, Linosa Islands], Pontine Islands, Sardinia, Sicily), Libya, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain (incl. Balearic Islands [Cabrera, Mallorca, Minorca, Pityusic Islands (Formentera, Ibiza)]), Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey (incl. European Turkey), Ukraine (incl. Crimea), United Kingdom (Channel Islands).

Podarcis bocagei

Northwest Iberian Wall Lizard, (Bocage's Wall Lizard)

Nordwestiberische Mauereidechse

Nordvestiberisk Murfirben, (Bocages Murfirben)

1884 Lacerta muralis bocagei Seoane
Lacerta bocagei Mertens & Müller 1940
Lacerta hispanica bocagei Klemmer 1959
Podarcis bocagei Perez Mellado 1981

Remarks: Previously included carbonelli.
Distribution: Portugal, Spain.


Podarcis carbonelli

Southwest Iberian Wall Lizard, (Carbonell's Wall Lizard)

Südwestiberische Mauereidechse

Sydvestiberisk Murfirben

1981 Podarcis bocagei carbonelli Perez-Mellado
Podarcis carbonelli Harris & Sá-Sousa 2001
1985 Podarcis bocagei berlengensis Vicente (syn. Sá-Sousa, Almeida, Rosa, Vicente & Crespo 2000; Harris & Sá-Sousa 2001)
Podarcis carbonelli berlengensis Harris & Sá-Sousa 2001

Other common names:
berlengensis: Berlenga Wall Lizard
Remarks: Previously regarded as a subspecies of bocagei. Validity supported by Pinho, Kaliontzopoulou, Carretero, Harris & Ferrand (2009).
Distribution: Portugal, Spain.


Podarcis cretensis

Cretan Wall Lizard

Kreta-Mauereidechse

Kretensisk Murfirben

1952 Lacerta erhardii cretensis Wettstein
Podarcis erhardii cretensis Arnold 1973
Podarcis cretensis Lymberakis, Poulakakis, Kaliontzopoulou, Valakos & Mylonas 2008
1952 Lacerta erhardii elaphonisii Wettstein (syn. Lymberakis, Poulakakis, Kaliontzopoulou, Valakos & Mylonas 2008)
Podarcis erhardii elaphonisii Welch 1983
1952 Lacerta erhardii leukaorii Wettstein (syn. Lymberakis, Poulakakis, Kaliontzopoulou, Valakos & Mylonas 2008)
Podarcis erhardii leukaorii Welch 1983
1953 Lacerta erhardii obscura Wettstein (syn. Lymberakis, Poulakakis, Kaliontzopoulou, Valakos & Mylonas 2008)
Podarcis erhardii obscura Welch 1983
1952 Lacerta erhardii punctigularis Wettstein (syn. Lymberakis, Poulakakis, Kaliontzopoulou, Valakos & Mylonas 2008)
Podarcis erhardii punctigularis Welch 1983
1952 Lacerta erhardii rechingeri Wettstein (syn. Lymberakis, Poulakakis, Kaliontzopoulou, Valakos & Mylonas 2008)
Podarcis erhardii rechingeri Welch 1983
1952 Lacerta erhardii schiebeli Wettstein (syn. Lymberakis, Poulakakis, Kaliontzopoulou, Valakos & Mylonas 2008)
Podarcis erhardii schiebeli Welch 1983
1952 Lacerta erhardii werneriana Wettstein (syn. Lymberakis, Poulakakis, Kaliontzopoulou, Valakos & Mylonas 2008)

Distribution: Greece (Crete [incl. satellites (Dia, Dionysiades Islands [Dragonada, Paximada], Elafonisi, Gaidouronissi, Mikronisi, Prasonisi)]).


Podarcis erhardii

Aegean Wall Lizard, (Erhard's Wall Lizard)

Ägäische Mauereidechse, Kykladen-Mauereidechse

Ægæisk Murfirben, (Erhards Murfirben)

1882 Lacerta muralis fusca var. erhardii Bedriaga
Lacerta muralis erhardii Boulenger 1913
Lacerta erhardi Bolkay 1919
Podarcis erhardii Arnold 1973
1899 Lacerta muralis fusca var. naxensis Werner (syn. Gruber 1986)
Lacerta erhardii naxensis Mertens & Müller 1928
Podarcis erhardii naxensis Welch 1983
1902 Lacerta littoralis livadiaca Werner (syn. Gruber 1986)
Lacerta erhardii livadiaca Mertens & Müller 1928
Podarcis erhardii livadiaca Welch 1983
1919 Lacerta muralis riveti Chabanaud
Lacerta erhardii riveti Mertens & Müller 1928
Podarcis erhardii riveti Welch 1983
1919 Lacerta erhardii veithi Bolkay
1930 Lacerta erhardii ruthveni Werner
Podarcis erhardii ruthveni Welch 1983
1933 Lacerta erhardii amorgensis Werner
Podarcis erhardii amorgensis Welch 1983
1933 Lacerta erhardii mykonensis Werner
Podarcis erhardii mykonensis Welch 1983
1935 Lacerta erhardii thermiensis Werner
Podarcis erhardii thermiensis Welch 1983
1937 Lacerta erhardii biinsulicola Wettstein
Podarcis erhardii biinsulicola Welch 1983
1937 Lacerta erhardii kinarensis Wettstein
Podarcis erhardii kinarensis Welch 1983
1937 Lacerta erhardii levithensis Wettstein
Podarcis erhardii levithensis Welch 1983
1937 Lacerta erhardii megalophthenae Wettstein
Podarcis erhardii megalophthenae Welch 1983
1937 Lacerta erhardii ophidusae Wettstein
Podarcis erhardii ophidusae Welch 1983
1937 Lacerta erhardii pachiae Wettstein
Podarcis erhardii pachiae Welch 1983
1937 Lacerta erhardii phytiusae Wettstein
Podarcis erhardii phytiusae Welch 1983
1937 Lacerta erhardii subobscura Wettstein
Podarcis erhardii subobscura Welch 1983
1937 Lacerta erhardii syrinae Wettstein
Podarcis erhardii syrinae Welch 1983
1937 Lacerta erhardii zafranae Wettstein
Podarcis erhardii zafranae Welch 1983
1938 Lacerta erhardii thessalica Cyrén
Podarcis erhardii thessalica Welch 1983
1941 Lacerta erhardii psathurensis Cyrén
Podarcis erhardii psathurensis Welch 1983
1941 Lacerta erhardii scopelensis Cyrén
Podarcis erhardii scopelensis Welch 1983
1956 Lacerta erhardii buchholzi Wettstein
Podarcis erhardii buchholzi Welch 1983
1956 Lacerta erhardii makariasi Wettstein
Podarcis erhardii makariasi Welch 1983

Remarks: Previously included cretensis and the population now assigned to levendis (syn. Lymberakis, Poulakakis, Kaliontzopoulou, Valakos & Mylonas 2008).
Distribution: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece (mainland, Aegean Islands [Argo-Saronic Islands (Hydra, Prasonisi), Cyclades Islands (Agios Nikolaos, Amorgos, Anafi, Andros, Anhydro, Antikeros, Aspronissi, Cherronisi, Delos, Donoussa, Epano Koufonisi, Folegandros, Glaronisi, Grabusa, Ios, Iraklia, Kardiotissa, Keros, Kinaros, Ktenia, Kythnos, Levitha, Makria, Makro Gaidaronisi, Megalo Fteno, Megalo Rhemathiaris, Mikro Fteno, Mikro Gaidaronisi, Mykonos, Naxos, Nea Kameni, Ovriokastro, Pachia, Palaea Kameni, Paros, Phytioussa, Rineia, Santorini, Schouinoussa, Serifos, Shinonisi, Sifnos, Sikinos, Strongylo, Syros, Therasia, Tinos, Tria Nissia, Velopoula), Dodecanese Islands (Astypalaia, Dyo Adelphes, Megalo Sofrano, Ophidoussa, Pachia, Pergousa, Stakida, Syrna, Tria Nissia Islands), North Aegean Islands (Samothrace), Sporades Islands (Alonnissos, Psathoura)], Euboea, Peloponnese), North Macedonia, Serbia.


Podarcis erhardii
© Rune Midtgaard

Podarcis filfolensis

Maltese Wall Lizard, Filfola Lizard

Malta-Mauereidechse

Maltesisk Murfirben

1876 Lacerta filfolensis Bedriaga
Podarcis filfolensis Arnold 1973
1914 Lacerta generalensis Gulia (syn. Bischoff 1986)
Lacerta filfolensis generalensis Mertens & Müller 1928
Podarcis filfolensis generalensis Lanza & Cei 1977
1921 Podarcis filfolensis maltensis Mertens (syn. Bischoff 1986)
Podarcis filfolensis maltensis Lanza & Cei 1977
1924 Lacerta muralis laurentii-mülleri Fejervary (syn. Bischoff 1986)
Lacerta filfolensis laurentii-mülleri Mertens & Müller 1928
Podarcis filfolensis laurentiimuelleri Lanza & Cei 1977
1924 Lacerta muralis despotti Fejervary (syn. Bischoff 1986)
1924 Lacerta muralis kieselbachi Fejervary (syn. Bischoff 1986)
Lacerta filfolensis kieselbachi Mertens & Müller 1928
Podarcis filfolensis kieselbachi Lanza & Cei 1977

Introduced to: Italy (Pelagie Islands [Lampedusa, Lampione, Linosa Islands]),
Distribution: Malta.


Podarcis gaigeae

Skyros Wall Lizard

Skyros-Mauereidechse

Skyros-murfirben

1930 Lacerta taurica gaigeae Werner
Lacerta erhardii gaigeae Mertens & Müller 1940
Lacerta gaigeae Wettstein 1953
Podarcis milensis gaigeae Tiedemann & Mayer 1980
Podarcis erhardii gaigeae Welch 1983
Podarcis gaigeae Gruber 1986
1971 Lacerta erhardii weigandi Gruber & Schultze-Westrum (syn. Gruber 1986)

Distribution: Greece (Aegean Islands [Sporades Islands (Piperi, Skyros)]).


Podarcis galerai

Galera Wall Lizard

Galera-Mauereidechse

Galera-murfirben

2020 Podarcis galerai Bassitta, Buades, Pérez-Cembranos, Pérez-Mellado, Terrasa, Brown, Navarro, Lluch, Ortega, Castro, Picornell & Ramon

Remarks: Previously regarded as a population of hispanicus.
Distribution: Spain.





Podarcis guadarramae

Guadarrama Wall Lizard, West Iberian Wall Lizard

Guadarrama-Mauereidechse, Westiberische Mauereidechse

Guadarrama-murfirben, Vestiberisk Murfirben

1916 Lacerta muralis guadarramae Boscá
Podarcis guadarramae Geniez, Sá-Sousa, Guillaume, Cluchier & Crochet 2014

Remarks: Previously included lusitanicus. Formerly considered a synonym of hispanicus (e.g.; Salvador 1986). Revalidated by Geniez, Sá-Sousa, Guillaume, Cluchier & Crochet (2014).
Distribution: Spain.


Podarcis guadarramae
© Henrik Bringsøe

Podarcis hispanicus

Southeast Iberian Wall Lizard, (Spanish Wall Lizard, Iberian Wall Lizard)

Spanische Mauereidechse, Südostiberische Mauereidechse

Sydøstiberisk Murfirben, (Spansk Murfirben)

1870 Lacerta oxycephala var. hispanica Steindachner
Lacerta muralis hispanica Boulenger 1887
Lacerta hispanica Schreiber 1912
Podarcis hispanica Arnold 1973

Remarks: Now restricted to southeastern Spain (Geniez, Cluchier, Sa-Sousa, Guillaume & Crochet 2007; Geniez, Sá-Sousa, Guillaume, Cluchier & Crochet 2014). Previously included guadarramae, liolepis, vaucheri (e.g.; Salvador 1986), and the populations now known as galerai and virescens (Geniez, Sá-Sousa, Guillaume, Cluchier & Crochet 2014; Bassitta, Buades, Pérez-Cembranos, Pérez-Mellado, Terrasa, Brown, Navarro, Lluch, Ortega, Castro, Picornell & Ramon 2020). Records from northeastern Iberia and France refer to liolepis (Geniez, Deso, Jacob, Thomas & Issartel 2008; Renoult, Geniez, Bacquet, Guillaume & Crochet 2010). Records from Portugal and central Spain refer to guadarramae and virescens (Geniez, Sá-Sousa, Guillaume, Cluchier & Crochet 2014). Records from south-central Spain and northwestern Africa refer to vaucheri (Oliverio, Bologna & Mariottini 2000; Lima, Pinho, Larbes, Carretero, Brito & Harris 2009).
Distribution: Spain.


Podarcis ionicus

Ionian Wall Lizard

Ionische Eidechse

Ionisk Murfirben

1902 Lacerta ionica Lehrs
Lacerta muralis neapolitana var. jonica [lapsus] Tofohr 1903
Lacerta taurica ionica Boulenger 1903
Podarcis taurica ionica Welch 1983
Podarcis ionicus Psonis, Antoniou, Kukushkin, Jablonski, Petrov, Crnobrnja-Isailovic, Sotiropoulos, Gherghel, Lymberakis & Poulakakis 2017
1912 Lacerta jonica olivicolor Schreiber (syn. Kabisch 1986)

Remarks: Previously regarded as a subspecies of tauricus (e.g., Kabisch 1986). Revalidated as a separate species by Psonis, Antoniou, Kukushkin, Jablonski, Petrov, Crnobrnja-Isailovic, Sotiropoulos, Gherghel, Lymberakis & Poulakakis (2017), who demonstrated that ionicus is a complex of five geographically and genetically distinct clades awaiting further studies and formal description as separate species.
Distribution: Albania, Greece (mainland, Ionian Islands [Cephalonia, Corfu, Ithaki, Lazaretto, Meganisi, Zakynthos], Peloponnese), Serbia.


Podarcis ionicus
© Henrik Bringsøe

Podarcis latastei

Western Pontine Islands Wall Lizard

Westpontinische Mauereidechse

Vestpontinsk Murfirben

1879 Lacerta muralis latastei Bedriaga
Lacerta sicula latastei Mertens & Müller 1928
Podarcis sicula latastei Welch 1983
Podarcis latastei Senczuk, Castiglia, Böhme & Corti 2019
1952 Lacerta sicula pasquinii Lanza
Podarcis sicula pasquinii Welch 1983
Podarcis latastei pasquinii Senczuk, Castiglia, Böhme & Corti 2019
1952 Lacerta sicula patrizii Lanza
Podarcis sicula patrizii Welch 1983
Podarcis latastei patrizii Senczuk, Castiglia, Böhme & Corti 2019
1967 Lacerta sicula lanzai Mertens
Podarcis latastei lanzai Senczuk, Castiglia, Böhme & Corti 2019
1967 Lacerta sicula palmarolae Mertens (syn. Gruschwitz & Böhme 1986)
Podarcis latastei palmarolae Senczuk, Castiglia, Böhme & Corti 2019

Remarks: Raised to species status by Senczuk, Castiglia, Böhme & Corti (2019). This decision was questioned by Speybroeck, Beukema, Dufresnes, Fritz, Jablonski, Lymberakis, Martínez-Solano, Razzetti, Vamberger, Vences, Vörös & Crochet (2020), but the first authors responded to the criticism (Castiglia, Senczuk, Böhme & Corti 2021) and retained latastei as a valid species.
Distribution: Italy (Pontine Islands [Faraglione della Madonna, Gavi, Palmarola, Ponza, Scoglio Capello, Zannone]).





Podarcis levendis

Pori Wall Lizard

Pori-Mauereidechse

Pori-murfirben

2008 Podarcis levendis Lymberakis, Poulakakis, Kaliontzopoulou, Valakos & Mylonas

Distribution: Greece (Ionian Islands [Lagouvardis, Pori]).


Podarcis lilfordi

Balearic Wall Lizard, (Lilford's Wall Lizard)

Balearen-Eidechse

Balearisk Murfirben, (Lilfords Murfirben)

1874 Zootoca lilfordi Günther
Lacerta lilfordi Braun 1877
Lacerta muralis lilfordi Bedriaga 1879
Podarcis lilfordi Arnold 1973
1879 Lacerta muralis balearica Bedriaga (syn. Salvador 1986)
Lacerta lilfordi balearica Mertens & Müller 1928
Podarcis lilfordi balearica Welch 1983
1879 Lacerta muralis gigliolii Bedriaga (syn. Salvador 1986)
Lacerta lilfordi gigliolii Mertens & Müller 1940
Podarcis lilfordi gigliolii Welch 1983
1927 Lacerta lilfordi brauni Müller (syn. Salvador 1986)
Podarcis lilfordi brauni Welch 1983
1927 Lacerta lilfordi conejerae Müller (syn. Salvador 1986)
Podarcis lilfordi conejerae Welch 1983
1927 Lacerta lilfordi fahrae Müller (syn. Salvador 1986)
Podarcis lilfordi fahrae Welch 1983
1927 Lacerta lilfordi jordansi Müller (syn. Salvador 1986)
Podarcis lilfordi jordansi Welch 1983
1927 Lacerta lilfordi kuligae Müller (syn. Salvador 1986)
Podarcis lilfordi kuligae Welch 1983
1927 Lacerta lilfordi planae Müller (syn. Salvador 1986)
Podarcis lilfordi planae Welch 1983
1927 Lacerta lilfordi rodriguezi Müller (syn. Salvador 1986)
Podarcis lilfordi rodriguezi Welch 1983
1928 Lacerta lilfordi addayae Eisentraut (syn. Salvador 1986)
1928 Lacerta lilfordi fenni Eisentraut (syn. Salvador 1986)
Podarcis lilfordi fenni Welch 1983
1928 Lacerta lilfordi hospitalis Eisentraut (syn. Salvador 1986)
1928 Lacerta lilfordi muelleri Eisentraut (syn. Salvador 1986)
1928 Lacerta lilfordi sargantanae Eisentraut (syn. Salvador 1986)
1937 Lacerta lilfordi hartmanni Wettstein (syn. Salvador 1986)
Podarcis lilfordi hartmanni Welch 1983
1953 Lacerta lilfordi toronis Hartmann (syn. Salvador 1986)
Podarcis lilfordi toronis Welch 1983
1979 Lacerta lilfordi espongicola Salvador (syn. Salvador 1986)
1979 Lacerta lilfordi estelicola Salvador (syn. Salvador 1986)
1979 Lacerta lilfordi imperialensis Salvador (syn. Salvador 1986)
1979 Lacerta lilfordi nigerrima Salvador (syn. Salvador 1986)
1979 Lacerta lilfordi pobrae Salvador (syn. Salvador 1986)
1979 Lacerta lilfordi xapaticola Salvador (syn. Salvador 1986)
1980 Lacerta lilfordi colomi Salvador (syn. Salvador 1986)
1988 Podarcis lilfordi carbonerae Perez-Mellado & Salvador
1988 Podarcis lilfordi cordrellensis Perez-Mellado & Salvador
1988 Podarcis lilfordi porrosicola Perez-Mellado & Salvador

Other common names:
lilfordi: Ayre Island Lizard
rodriguezi: Ratas Island Lizard
Distribution: Spain (Balearic Islands [Cabrera, Mallorca, Minorca]).


Podarcis liolepis

Catalonian Wall Lizard

Katalonische Mauereidechse

Catalonisk Murfirben

1905 Lacerta muralis var. liolepis Boulenger
Lacerta bocagei liolepis Mertens & Müller 1928
Podarcis liolepis Geniez, Deso, Jacob, Thomas & Issartel 2008
1912 Lacerta muralis hesperica Schreiber (syn. Renoult, Geniez, Bacquet, Guillaume & Crochet 2010)
1916 Lacerta muralis atrata Boscá [not Lacerta stirpium atrata Müller 1878] (syn. Harris & Sá-Sousa 2001; Geniez, Sá-Sousa, Guillaume, Cluchier & Crochet 2014)
Lacerta bocagei atrata Mertens & Müller 1940
Lacerta hispanica atrata Klemmer 1959
Podarcis hispanica atrata Welch 1983
Podarcis atrata Castilla, Fernandez-Pedrosa, Harris, Gonzalez, Latorre & Moya 1998
1930 Lacerta atrata columbretensis Eisentraut
Lacerta bocagei columbretensis Mertens & Müller 1928
1930 Lacerta atrata mancolibrensis Eisentraut
1964 Lacerta muralis sebastiani Klemmer (syn. Berroneau, Reinach, Hirtzbach & Tillo 2013)
Podarcis liolepis sebastiani Berroneau, Reinach, Hirtzbach & Tillo 2013
1986 Podarcis hispanica cebennensis Guillaume & Geniez

Other common names:
atratus: Columbretes Wall Lizard
Remarks: Previously regarded as a synonym of hispanica (e.g., Salvador 1986). First raised to separate species status by Busack, Lawson & Arjo (2005) under the name atratus.
Introduced to: Germany.
Distribution: Andorra, France, Spain (mainland, Columbretes Islands).


Podarcis liolepis
© Henrik Bringsøe

Podarcis lusitanicus

Lusitanian Wall Lizard

Lusitanische Mauereidechse

Lusitansk Murfirben

2014 Podarcis guadarrama lusitanicus Geniez, Sá-Sousa, Guillaume, Cluchier & Crochet
Podarcis lusitanicus Caeiro-Dias Rocha Couto Pereira Brelsford Crochet Pinho 2021

Distribution: Portugal, Spain.


Podarcis lusitanicus
© Henrik Bringsøe

Podarcis melisellensis

Dalmatian Wall Lizard

Adriatische Mauereidechse, Karstläufer

Dalmatisk Murfirben

1877 Lacerta melisellensis Braun
Lacerta muralis melisellensis Bedriaga 1879
Lacerta muralis fusca var. melisellensis Bedriaga 1886
Lacerta serpa melisellensis Werner 1902
Lacerta litoralis lissana f. melisellensis Werner 1904
Podarcis melisellensis Arnold 1973
1891 Lacerta muralis fusca var. lissana Werner (syn. Tiedemann & Henle 1986)
Lacerta melisellensis lissana Mertens & Müller 1928
Podarcis melisellensis lissana Welch 1983
1891 Lacerta muralis neapolitana var. fiumana Werner (syn. Tiedemann & Henle 1986)
Lacerta melisellensis fiumana Müller 1922
Podarcis melisellensis fiumana Welch 1983
1908 Lacerta serpa galvagnii Werner (syn. Tiedemann & Henle 1986)
Lacerta melisellensis galvagnii Mertens 1924
Podarcis melisellensis galvagnii Welch 1983
1926 Lacerta fiumana gigas Wettstein (syn. Tiedemann & Henle 1986)
Lacerta melisellensis gigas Mertens & Müller 1928
Podarcis melisellensis gigas Welch 1983
1926 Lacerta fiumana kammereri Wettstein (syn. Tiedemann & Henle 1986)
Lacerta melisellensis kammereri Mertens & Müller 1928
Podarcis melisellensis kammereri Welch 1983
1926 Lacerta fiumana lissana var. digenea Wettstein (syn. Tiedemann & Henle 1986)
Lacerta melisellensis digenea Mertens & Wermuth 1960
Podarcis melisellensis digenea Welch 1983
1926 Lacerta fiumana pomoensis Wettstein (syn. Tiedemann & Henle 1986)
Lacerta melisellensis pomoensis Mertens & Müller 1928
Podarcis melisellensis pomoensis Welch 1983
1950 Lacerta melisellensis curzolensis Taddei (syn. Tiedemann & Henle 1986)
Podarcis melisellensis curzolensis Welch 1983
1951 Lacerta fiumana gracilis Radovanovic
Podarcis melisellensis gracilis Welch 1983
1956 Lacerta melisellensis bokicae Radovanovic (syn. Tiedemann & Henle 1986)
Podarcis melisellensis bokicae Welch 1983
1956 Lacerta melisellensis gigantea Radovanovic (syn. Tiedemann & Henle 1986)
Podarcis melisellensis gigantea Welch 1983
1959 Lacerta melisellensis aeoli Radovanovic (syn. Tiedemann & Henle 1986)
Podarcis melisellensis aeoli Welch 1983
1959 Lacerta melisellensis jidulae Radovanovic (syn. Tiedemann & Henle 1986)
Podarcis melisellensis jidulae Welch 1983
1959 Lacerta melisellensis kornatica Radovanovic (syn. Tiedemann & Henle 1986)
Podarcis melisellensis kornatica Welch 1983
1959 Lacerta melisellensis mikavicae Radovanovic (syn. Tiedemann & Henle 1986)
Podarcis melisellensis mikavicae Welch 1983
1959 Lacerta melisellensis plutonis Radovanovic (syn. Tiedemann & Henle 1986)
Podarcis melisellensis plutonis Welch 1983
1959 Lacerta melisellensis thetidis Radovanovic (syn. Tiedemann & Henle 1986)
Podarcis melisellensis thetidis Welch 1983
1959 Lacerta melisellensis traguriana Radovanovic (syn. Tiedemann & Henle 1986)
1970 Lacerta melisellensis caprina Radovanovic (syn. Tiedemann & Henle 1986)
1970 Lacerta melisellensis lupa Radovanovic (syn. Tiedemann & Henle 1986)

Distribution: Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy, Montenegro, Slovenia.


Podarcis melisellensis
© Henrik Bringsøe

Podarcis milensis

Milos Wall Lizard

Milos-Mauereidechse

Milos-murfirben

1882 Lacerta muralis fusca var. milensis Bedriaga
Lacerta milensis Doflein 1921
Lacerta erhardii milensis Werner 1930
Lacerta muralis milensis Wettstein 1953
Podarcis milensis Arnold 1973
1899 Lacerta muralis fusca var. nigrogularis Werner (syn. Beutler & Heckes 1986)
1934 Lacerta erhardii schweizeri Mertens (syn. Beutler & Heckes 1986)
Lacerta milensis schweizeri Klemmer 1957
Podarcis milensis schweizeri Welch 1983
1938 Lacerta erhardii gerakuniae Müller (syn. Beutler & Heckes 1986)
Lacerta milensis gerakuniae Klemmer 1957
Podarcis milensis gerakuniae Welch 1983
1962 Lacerta muralis adolfjordansi Buchholz (syn. Beutler & Heckes 1986)

Distribution: Greece (Aegean Islands [Cyclades Islands (Agios Efstathios, Ananes Islets, Antimilos, Falconera, Kimolos, Milos, Polyaigos)]).


Podarcis muralis

Common European Wall Lizard

Gewöhnliche Mauereidechse

Almindeligt Murfirben

1764 Lacertus terrestris Garsault (syn. Dubois & Bour 2010)
1768 Seps muralis Laurenti
Lacerta muralis Sonnini & Latreille 1802
Podarcis muralis Wagler 1830
Zootoca muralis Gray 1845
Podarcis muralis Arnold 1973
1768 Seps muralis Laurenti
1802 Lacerta brogniardii Daudin (syn. Gruschwitz & Böhme 1986)
1802 Lacerta maculata Daudin (syn. Gruschwitz & Böhme 1986)
1820 Lacerta lateralis Merrem (syn. Gruschwitz & Böhme 1986)
1826 Lacerta fasciata Risso (syn. Gruschwitz & Böhme 1986)
1826 Lacerta merremia Risso (syn. Gruschwitz & Böhme 1986)
Lacerta muralis merremia Mertens & Wermuth 1960
Podarcis muralis merremia Welch 1983
1836 Podarcis muralis nigriventris Bonaparte (syn. Gruschwitz & Böhme 1986)
Lacerta muralis nigriventris Boulenger 1905
Podarcis muralis nigriventris Welch 1983
1836 Podarcis muralis rubriventris Bonaparte (syn. Gruschwitz & Böhme 1986)
1853 Podarcis muralis cupreiventris Massalongo (syn. Gruschwitz & Böhme 1986)
1853 Podarcis muralis flaviventris Massalongo (syn. Gruschwitz & Böhme 1986)
1853 Podarcis muralis roseiventris Massalongo (syn. Gruschwitz & Böhme 1986)
1853 Podarcis muralis vulgaris Massalongo (syn. Gruschwitz & Böhme 1986)
1856 Lacerta porphyrea Dehne (syn. Gruschwitz & Böhme 1986)
1868 Podarcis muralis erythrogastra Gistel (syn. Gruschwitz & Böhme 1986)
1868 Podarcis perthyana Gistel (syn. Gruschwitz & Böhme 1986)
1872 Lacerta muralis albiventris Fatio [not Podarcis muralis albiventris Bonaparte 1835] (syn. Gruschwitz & Böhme 1986)
1872 Lacerta muralis flaviventris Fatio [not Podarcis muralis flaviventris Massalongo 1853] (syn. Gruschwitz & Böhme 1986)
1874 Podarcis muralis lineata De Betta (syn. Gruschwitz & Böhme 1986)
1876 ? Lacerta archipelagica Bedriaga (syn. Gruschwitz & Böhme 1986)
1878 Lacerta muralis fusca Bedriaga (syn. Gruschwitz & Böhme 1986)
1878 Lacerta muralis rasquinetii Bedriaga (syn. Gruschwitz & Böhme 1986)
Podarcis muralis rasquinetii Welch 1983
1879 Lacerta muralis brüggemanni Bedriaga (syn. Gruschwitz & Böhme 1986)
Podarcis muralis brueggemanni Welch 1983
1879 Lacerta muralis flaviundata Bedriaga (syn. Gruschwitz & Böhme 1986)
1881 Lacerta muralis neapolitana var. insulanica Bedriaga (syn. Gruschwitz & Böhme 1986)
Lacerta muralis insulanica Boulenger 193
Podarcis muralis insulanica Welch 1983
1881 Lacerta muralis reticulata Eimer [not Lacerta muralis reticulata Schreiber 1875] (syn. Gruschwitz & Böhme 1986)
1891 Lacerta muralis calbia Blanchard (syn. Gruschwitz & Böhme 1986)
Podarcis muralis calbia Welch 1983
1891 Lacerta muralis var. fusca maculiventris Werner (syn. Gruschwitz & Böhme 1986)
Lacerta muralis maculiventris Mertens & Müller 1928
Podarcis muralis maculiventris Welch 1983
1891 Lacerta muralis oyensis Blanchard (syn. Gruschwitz & Böhme 1986)
Podarcis muralis oyensis Welch 1983
1905 Lacerta muralis breviceps Boulenger (syn. Gruschwitz & Böhme 1986)
Podarcis muralis breviceps Welch 1983
1919 Lacerta muralis albanica Bolkay (syn. Gruschwitz & Böhme 1986)
Podarcis muralis albanica Welch 1983
1923 Lacerta incerta Terentjew (syn. Gruschwitz & Böhme 1986)
1932 Lacerta muralis borromeica Mertens (syn. Gruschwitz & Böhme 1986)
1932 Lacerta muralis vinciguerrai Mertens (syn. Gruschwitz & Böhme 1986)
Podarcis muralis vinciguerrai Welch 1983
1949 Lacerta bedriagae tinettoi Taddei (syn. Gruschwitz & Böhme 1986)
Lacerta muralis tinettoi Lanza 1952
Podarcis muralis tinettoi Welch 1983
1949 Lacerta muralis appeninica Taddei (syn. Gruschwitz & Böhme 1986)
1949 Lacerta muralis baldasseronii Taddei (syn. Gruschwitz & Böhme 1986)
1949 Lacerta muralis colosii Taddei (syn. Gruschwitz & Böhme 1986)
Podarcis muralis colosii Welch 1983
1949 Lacerta muralis müllerlorenzi Taddei (syn. Gruschwitz & Böhme 1986)
Podarcis muralis muellerlorenzi Welch 1983
1953 Lacerta aetrusca Taddei (syn. Lanza 1955)
1953 Lacerta muralis nizzarda Taddei (syn. Gruschwitz & Böhme 1986)
1953 Lacerta muralis paulinii Taddei (syn. Gruschwitz & Böhme 1986)
Podarcis muralis paulinii Welch 1983
1956 Lacerta muralis marcuzzii Lanza (syn. Gruschwitz & Böhme 1986)
Podarcis muralis marcuzzii Welch 1983
1956 Lacerta muralis occidentalis Knoepffler & Sochurek (syn. Gruschwitz & Böhme 1986)
1958 Lacerta muralis beccarii Lanza (syn. Gruschwitz & Böhme 1986)
Podarcis muralis beccarii Welch 1983
1981 Podarcis muralis kefkenensis Baran & Gruber (syn. Gruschwitz & Böhme 1986)

Other common names:
muellerlorenzi: La Scuola Wall Lizard
Remarks: Records of introductions from Van Wert, Ohio (e.g., Conant & Collins 1991, 1998; Deichsel & Gist 2001; Gruschwitz & Böhme 1986) were based on misidentified Darevskia valentini (Bischoff & Deichsel 2002, Deichsel & Bischoff 2002; Deichsel 2004).
Introduced to: Canada (British Columbia: Vancouver Island), Liechtenstein, United Kingdom (England [incl. Isle of Wight], Wales), USA (Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio).
Distribution: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece (mainland, Aegean Islands [North Aegean Islands (Samothrace)], Euboea, Peloponnese), Hungary, Italy (mainland, Elba), Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey (incl. European Turkey), United Kingdom (Channel Islands: Jersey),


Podarcis muralis
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Podarcis peloponnesiacus

Peloponnese Wall Lizard

Peloponnesische Mauereidechse

Peloponnesisk Murfirben

1833 Lacerta peloponnesiaca Bibron & Bory
Lacerta taurica peloponnesiaca Bedriaga 1881
Podarcis peloponnesiaca Arnold 1973
1960 Lacerta peloponnesiaca lais Buchholz
Podarcis peloponnesiaca lais Bringsøe 1986
1960 Lacerta peloponnesiaca phryne Buchholz

Remarks: Previously included thais.
Distribution: Greece (mainland, Ionian Islands [Messenian Oinousses Islands (Sapientza, Schiza)], Peloponnese).


Podarcis peloponnesiacus
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Podarcis pityusensis

Ibiza Wall Lizard

Pityusen-Eidechse

Ibiza-murfirben

1883 Lacerta muralis var. pityusensis Boscá
Lacerta pityusensis Mertens 1922
Podarcis pityusensis Arnold 1973
1921 Podarcis pityusensis maluquerorum Mertens (syn. Salvador 1986)
1927 Lacerta lilfordi affinis Müller (syn. Salvador 1986)
Lacerta pityusensis affinis Eisentraut 1930
Podarcis pityusensis affinis Welch 1983
1927 Lacerta lilfordi hedwigkamerae Müller (syn. Salvador 1986)
Lacerta pityusensis hedwigkamerae Eisentraut 1930
Podarcis pityusensis hedwigkamerae Welch 1983
1927 Lacerta lilfordi kochi Müller (syn. Salvador 1986)
1927 Lacerta lilfordi schreitmülleri Müller (syn. Salvador 1986)
Lacerta pityusensis schreitmülleri Eisentraut 1930
Podarcis pityusensis schreitmuelleri Welch 1983
1927 Lacerta lilfordi tagomagensis Müller (syn. Salvador 1986)
Lacerta pityusensis tagomagensis Eisentraut 1930
Podarcis pityusensis tagomagensis Welch 1983
1927 Lacerta lilfordi vedrae Müller (syn. Salvador 1986)
Lacerta pityusensis vedrae Eisentraut 1930
Podarcis pityusensis vedrae Welch 1983
1927 Lacerta pityusensis kameriana Mertens (syn. Salvador 1986)
Podarcis pityusensis kameriana Welch 1983
1928 Lacerta lilfordi calae saladae Müller (syn. Salvador 1986)
Lacerta pityusensis calae saladae Eisentraut 1930
Podarcis pityusensis saladae Welch 1983
1928 Lacerta lilfordi caldesiana Müller (syn. Salvador 1986)
Lacerta pityusensis caldesiana Eisentraut 1930
Podarcis pityusensis caldesiana Welch 1983
1928 Lacerta lilfordi canensis Eisentraut (syn. Salvador 1986)
Lacerta pityusensis canensis Eisentraut 1930
Podarcis pityusensis canensis Welch 1983
1928 Lacerta lilfordi espalmadoris Eisentraut (syn. Salvador 1986)
Lacerta pityusensis espalmadoris Eisentraut 1930
Podarcis pityusensis espalmadoris Welch 1983
1928 Lacerta lilfordi espardellensis Eisentraut (syn. Salvador 1986)
1928 Lacerta lilfordi formenterae Eisentraut (syn. Salvador 1986)
Lacerta pityusensis formenterae Eisentraut 1930
Podarcis pityusensis formenterae Welch 1983
1928 Lacerta lilfordi frailensis Eisentraut (syn. Salvador 1986)
Lacerta pityusensis frailensis Eisentraut 1930
Podarcis pityusensis frailensis Welch 1983
1928 Lacerta lilfordi gastabiensis Eisentraut (syn. Salvador 1986)
Lacerta pityusensis gastabiensis Eisentraut 1930
Podarcis pityusensis gastabiensis Welch 1983
1928 Lacerta lilfordi gorrae Eisentraut (syn. Salvador 1986)
1928 Lacerta lilfordi grisea Eisentraut (syn. Salvador 1986)
1928 Lacerta lilfordi grueni Eisentraut (syn. Salvador 1986)
Lacerta pityusensis grueni Eisentraut 1930
Podarcis pityusensis grueni Welch 1983
1928 Lacerta lilfordi intermedia Eisentraut (syn. Salvador 1986)
1928 Lacerta lilfordi miguelensis Eisentraut (syn. Salvador 1986)
Lacerta pityusensis miguelensis Eisentraut 1930
Podarcis pityusensis miguelensis Welch 1983
1928 Lacerta lilfordi muradae Eisentraut (syn. Salvador 1986)
Lacerta pityusensis muradae Eisentraut 1930
Podarcis pityusensis muradae Welch 1983
1928 Lacerta lilfordi negrae Eisentraut [substitute name for Lacerta lilfordi intermedia Eisentraut 1928] (syn. Salvador 1986)
1928 Lacerta lilfordi ratae Eisentraut (syn. Salvador 1986)
Lacerta pityusensis ratae Eisentraut 1930
Podarcis pityusensis ratae Welch 1983
1928 Lacerta lilfordi redonae Eisentraut (syn. Salvador 1986)
Lacerta pityusensis redonae Eisentraut 1930
Podarcis pityusensis redonae Welch 1983
1928 Lacerta lilfordi vedranellensis Müller (syn. Salvador 1986)
1928 Lacerta lilfordi zenonis Müller (syn. Salvador 1986)
Lacerta pityusensis zenonis Eisentraut 1930
Podarcis pityusensis zenonis Welch 1983
1929 Lacerta lilfordi grossae Eisentraut (syn. Salvador 1986)
Lacerta pityusensis grossae Eisentraut 1930
Podarcis pityusensis grossae Welch 1983
1930 Lacerta pityusensis ahorcadosi Eisentraut (syn. Salvador 1986)
1937 Lacerta pityusensis algae Wettstein (syn. Salvador 1986)
Podarcis pityusensis algae Welch 1983
1940 Lacerta pityusensis carl-kochi Mertens & Müller [substitute name for Lacerta lilfordi kochi Müller 1927] (syn. Salvador 1986)
Podarcis pityusensis carlkochi Welch 1983
1953 Lacerta pityusensis isletasi Hartmann (syn. Salvador 1986)
1954 Lacerta pityusensis caragolensis Buchholz (syn. Salvador 1986)
Podarcis pityusensis caragolensis Welch 1983
1954 Lacerta pityusensis characae Buchholz (syn. Kroniger & Zawadzki 2002)
Podarcis pityusensis characae Welch 1983
1954 Lacerta pityusensis hortae Buchholz (syn. Salvador 1986)
Podarcis pityusensis hortae Welch 1983
1954 Lacerta pityusensis puercosensis Buchholz (syn. Salvador 1986)
Podarcis pityusensis puercosensis Welch 1983
1954 Lacerta pityusensis purroigensis Buchholz (syn. Salvador 1986)
Podarcis pityusensis purroigensis Welch 1983
1954 Lacerta pityusensis sabinae Buchholz (syn. Salvador 1986)
Podarcis pityusensis sabinae Welch 1983
1954 Lacerta pityusensis subformenterae Buchholz (syn. Salvador 1986)
Podarcis pityusensis subformenterae Welch 1983
1954 Lacerta pityusensis torretensis Buchholz (syn. Salvador 1986)
Podarcis pityusensis torretensis Welch 1983
1980 Podarcis pityusensis canaretensis Cirer (syn. Salvador 1986)
1980 Podarcis pityusensis martinezi Cirer (syn. Salvador 1986)

Introduced to: Spain (mainland, Balearic Islands [Mallorca, incl. Las Isletas]).
Distribution: Spain (Balearic Islands: Pityusic Islands [Formentera, Ibiza]).


Podarcis pityusensis
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Podarcis raffoneae

Aeolian Wall Lizard

Äolische Mauereidechse

Æolisk Murfirben

1952 Lacerta sicula raffonei Mertens
Podarcis sicula raffonei Arnold 1973
Podarcis wagleriana raffonei Capula, Nascetti, Lanza & Bullini 1987
Podarcis raffonei Capula 1994
Podarcis raffoneae Michels & Bauer 2004 [justified emendation]
1955 Lacerta sicula alvearioi Mertens (syn. Capula 1994)
Podarcis sicula alvearioi Welch 1983
Podarcis raffoneae alvearioi Michels & Bauer 2004 [justified emendation]
1955 Lacerta wagleriana antoninoi Mertens (syn. Capula 1994)
Podarcis wagleriana antoninoi Lanza & Cei 1977
Podarcis raffoneae antoninoi Michels & Bauer 2004 [justified emendation]
1980 Podarcis sicula cucchiarai Palma (syn. Capula 1994)
Podarcis raffoneae cucchiarai Michels & Bauer 2004 [justified emendation]

Remarks: Includes four subspecies of which three (alvearioi, cucchiarai, raffonei) were previously regarded as subspecies of siculus, and the last one (antoninoi) as a subspecies of waglerianus.
Distribution: Italy (Aeolian Islands).


Podarcis siculus

Italian Wall Lizard, Ruin Lizard

Ruineneidechse

Ruinfirben

1810 Lacerta sicula Rafinesque-Schmaltz
Podarcis sicula Arnold 1973
1810 Lacerta olivacea Rafinesque-Schmaltz (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
1810 Lacerta puccina Rafinesque-Schmaltz (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
1810 Lacerta serpa Rafinesque-Schmaltz (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
1814 Lacerta undulata Rafinesque-Schmaltz (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
1828 Lacerta crolampra Costa (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
1835 Podarcis muralis albiventris Bonaparte (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
1840 Lacerta hieroglyphica Berthold (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
Lacerta sicula hieroglyphica Mertens & Müller 1928
Podarcis sicula hieroglyphica Welch 1983
1857 Podarcis muralis campestris Betta (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
Lacerta sicula campestris Mertens & Müller 1928
Podarcis sicula campestris Welch 1983
1872 Lacerta muralis coerulea Eimer (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
Lacerta sicula coerulea Mertens 1924
Podarcis sicula coerulea Welch 1983
1872 Lacerta podarcis cettii Cara (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
Lacerta sicula cettii Mertens & Müller 1940
Podarcis sicula cettii Welch 1983
1874 Lacerta faraglionensis Bedriaga (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
1874 Lacerta muralis neapolitana Bedriaga (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
1874 Lacerta muralis elegans Eimer (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
1874 Lacerta muralis maculata Eimer (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
1874 Lacerta muralis modesta Eimer (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
1875 Lacerta muralis reticulata Schreiber (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
1877 Lacerta viridiocellata Bedriaga (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
1881 Lacerta muralis coerulescens gallensis Eimer (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
Lacerta sicula gallensis Mertens 1924
Podarcis sicula gallensis Welch 1983
1881 Lacerta muralis coerulescens monaconensis Eimer (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
Lacerta sicula monacoensis Mertens 1940
Podarcis sicula monaconensis Welch 1983
1881 Lacerta muralis tigris Eimer (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
1881 Lacerta muralis var. coerulea coerulescens Eimer (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
1881 Lacerta muralis striata Eimer (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
1881 Lacerta muralis striatomaculata Eimer [part] (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
1886 Lacerta muralis neapolitana var. pelagosae Bedriaga (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
Lacerta sicula pelagosae Mertens 1924
Podarcis sicula pelagosae Welch 1983
1886 Podarcis muralis bonapartiana Gistel (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
1892 Lacerta muralis multifasciata Spada (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
1902 Lacerta serpa adriatica Werner (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
Lacerta sicula adriatica Mertens 1924
Podarcis sicula adriatica Welch 1983
1912 Lacerta serpa cazzae Schreiber (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
Lacerta sicula cazzae Mertens 1924
Podarcis sicula cazzae Welch 1983
1912 Lacerta serpa subcampestris Schreiber (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
1916 Lacerta serpa major Mertens [not Lacerta viridis major Boulenger 1987]
Podarcis sicula major Welch 1983
1926 Lacerta muralis parkeri Mertens (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
1926 Lacerta sicula sanctistephani Mertens (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
Podarcis sicula sanctistephani Welch 1983
1928 Lacerta serpa kolombatovici Karaman (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
Lacerta sicula kolombatovici Mertens & Müller 1940
Podarcis sicula kolombatovici Welch 1983
1931 Lacerta sicula mertensi Wettstein [substitute name for Lacerta serpa major Mertens 1916] (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
1931 Lacerta sicula ragusae Wettstein (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
Podarcis sicula ragusae Welch 1983
1932 Lacerta sicula tyrrhenica Mertens (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
Podarcis sicula tyrrhenica Welch 1983
1937 Lacerta sicula astorgae Mertens (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
Podarcis sicula astorgae Welch 1983
1937 Lacerta sicula bagnolensis Mertens (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
Podarcis sicula bagnolensis Welch 1983
1937 Lacerta sicula flavigula Mertens (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
Podarcis sicula flavigula Welch 1983
1937 Lacerta sicula insularum Mertens (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
Podarcis sicula insularum Welch 1983
1937 Lacerta sicula pirosoensis Mertens (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
Podarcis sicula pirosoensis Welch 1983
1942 Lacerta sicula medemi Mertens (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
Podarcis sicula medemi Welch 1983
1949 Lacerta muralis joachinimurati Taddei (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
1949 Lacerta sicula calabra Taddei (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
1949 Lacerta sicula calabresiae Taddei (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
1949 Lacerta sicula caporiaccoi Taddei (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
1949 Lacerta sicula cerbolensis T addei (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
Podarcis sicula cerbolensis Welch 1983
1949 Lacerta sicula ciclopica Taddei (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
Podarcis sicula ciclopica Welch 1983
1949 Lacerta sicula oristanensis Taddei [part] (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
1949 Lacerta sicula roberti Taddei (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
Podarcis sicula roberti Welch 1983
1949 Lacerta sicula sanctinicolai Taddei (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
Podarcis sicula sanctinicolai Welch 1983
1949 Lacerta sicula scorteccii Taddei (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
1949 Lacerta sicula strombolensis Taddei (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
1949 Lacerta sicula ventotenensis Taddei (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
Podarcis sicula ventotenensis Welch 1983
1950 Lacerta sicula cattaroi Taddei (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
1950 Lacerta sicula zaratina Taddei (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
1952 Lacerta sicula liscabiancae Mertens (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
Podarcis sicula liscabiancae Welch 1983
1952 Lacerta sicula taurinica Taddei (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
1952 Lacerta sicula trischittai Mertens (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
Podarcis sicula trischittai Welch 1983
1952 Lacerta sicula zangherii Taddei (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
1954 Lacerta sicula salfii Lanza (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
Podarcis sicula salfii Welch 1983
1956 Lacerta sicula dupinici Radovanovic (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
Podarcis sicula dupinici Welch 1983
1956 Lacerta sicula kurtklari Sochurek (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
1956 Lacerta sicula laganjensis Radovanovic (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
Podarcis sicula laganjensis Welch 1983
1956 Lacerta sicula samogradi Radovanovic (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
Podarcis sicula samogradi Welch 1983
1959 Lacerta sicula mediofasciata Radovanovic (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
Podarcis sicula mediofasciata Welch 1983
1959 Lacerta sicula premudana Radovanovic (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
Podarcis sicula premudana Welch 1983
1959 Lacerta sicula premudensis Radovanovic (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
Podarcis sicula premudensis Welch 1983
1959 Lacerta sicula vesseljuchi Radovanovic (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
Podarcis sicula vesseljuchi Welch 1983
1961 Lacerta sicula bolei Brelih (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
Podarcis sicula bolei Welch 1983
1961 Lacerta sicula hadzii Brelih (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
Podarcis sicula hadzii Welch 1983
1961 Lacerta sicula massinei Mertens (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
1961 Lacerta sicula nicolici Brelih (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
Podarcis sicula nicolici Welch 1983
1961 Lacerta sicula polenci Brelih (syn. Henle 1985; Henle & Klaver 1986)
Podarcis sicula polenci Welch 1983
1961 Lacerta sicula pretneri Brelih (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
Podarcis sicula pretneri Welch 1983
1961 Lacerta sicula radovanovici Brelih (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
Podarcis sicula radovanovici Welch 1983
1961 Lacerta sicula zeii Brelih (syn. Henle 1985; Henle & Klaver 1986)
Podarcis sicula zeii Welch 1983
1963 Lacerta sicula fiumanoidea Brelih (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
1970 Lacerta sicula pohlibensis Radovanovic (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
1971 Lacerta sicula paulae Lanza, Adriani & Romiti (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
1972 Lacerta sicula klemmeri Lanza & Capolongo (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
1979 Podarcis sicula amparoae Capolongo (syn. Henle & Klaver 1986)
1984 Podarcis sicula aemiliani Capolongo

Other common names:
cerbolensis: Cerboli Wall Lizard, Cerboli Lizard
cettii: Sardinian Wall Lizard
coerulea: Blue Wall Lizard, Faraglione Rock Wall Lizard
sanctistephani: San Stephano Wall Lizard
Remarks: Previously included latastei and its subspecies. Presence in Albania may have been based on introduction (Mizsei, Jablonski, Vegvari, Lengyel & Szabolcs 2017). Doubtfully recorded from Greece (Henle & Klaver 1986). A single, introduced population near Tripoli, Libya. Introduced, but not recently verified from Tunisia.
Introduced to: France (mainland, Corsica), Germany, Greece, Italy (Pelagie Islands: Lampedusa), Libya, Portugal, Spain (mainland, Balearic Islands [Cabrera, Minorca, Pityusic Islands (Formentera)]), Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey (incl. European Turkey), United Kingdom (England), USA (California, Connecticut, Kansas, New Jersey, New York [Long Island], Pennsylvania).
Distribution: Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy (mainland, Aeolian Islands [Favignana, Levanzo, Marettimo], Capri, Elba, Montecristo, Pantelleria, Sardinia, Sicily), Montenegro, San Marino, Slovenia.


Podarcis siculus
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Podarcis tauricus

Balkan Wall Lizard, Taurican Wall Lizard, Taurican Lizard, Crimean Lizard, (Meadow Lizard)

Taurische Eidechse

Taurisk Murfirben, Taurisk Engfirben

1814 Lacerta taurica Pallas
Podarcis taurica Bonaparte 1836
Zootoca taurica Gray 1845
1942 Lacerta taurica thasopulae Kattinger (syn. Psonis, Antoniou, Kukushkin, Jablonski, Petrov, Crnobrnja-Isailovic, Sotiropoulos, Gherghel, Lymberakis & Poulakakis 2017)
Podarcis taurica thasopulae Welch 1983

Remarks: Previously included ionicus. Schmidtler (2022) pointed out that the correct author of tauricus is Georgi (1802), not Pallas (1814), as seen in most previous publications. Kukushkin, Tillack, Doronin, Kluge & Jablonski (2024) reviewed the complicated nomenclatural history of the species and suggested to continue to regard Pallas (1814) as the author, pending their application to the International Commission of Zoological Nomenclature for conservation of this status. These authors are provisionally followed herein.
Distribution: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece (mainland, Aegean Islands [North Aegean Islands (Thasopoula)]), Hungary, Moldova, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey (incl. European Turkey), Ukraine (incl. Crimea).


Podarcis tauricus
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Podarcis thais

Argolis Wall Lizard

Argolis-Mauereidechse

Argolis-murfirben

1960 Lacerta peloponnesiaca thais Buchholz
Podarcis peloponnesiaca thais Bringsøe 1986
Podarcis thais Kiourtsoglou, Kaliontzopoulou, Poursanidis, Jablonski, Lymberakis & Poulakakis 2021

Distribution: Greece (Aegean Islands [Argo-Saronic Islands (Psili)], Peloponnese).

Podarcis thais
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Podarcis tiliguerta

Tyrrhenian Wall Lizard

Tyrrhenische Mauereidechse

Tyrrhensk Murfirben

1789 Lacerta tiliguerta Gmelin
Podarcis muralis tiliguerta De Betta 1879
Lacerta muralis tiliguerta Eimer 1881
Podarcis tiliguerta Arnold 1973
1838 Zootoca quadrilineata Gray (syn. Schneider 1986)
1872 Lacerta podarcis genei Cara (syn. Schneider 1986)
1932 Lacerta muralis toro Mertens (syn. Schneider 1986)
Lacerta tiliguerta toro Klemmer 1957
Podarcis tiliguerta toro Welch 1983
1949 Lacerta sicula oristanensis Taddei [part] (syn. Schneider 1986)
1966 Lacerta tiliguerta ranzii Lanza (syn. Schneider 1986)
Podarcis tiliguerta ranzii Welch 1983
1972 Lacerta tiliguerta eiselti Lanza (syn. Schneider 1986)
1972 Lacerta tiliguerta grandisonae Lanza (syn. Schneider 1986)
1972 Lacerta tiliguerta maresi Lanza (syn. Schneider 1986)
1974 Podarcis tiliguerta granchii Lanza & Brizzi (syn. Schneider 1986)
1974 Podarcis tiliguerta pardii Lanza & Brizzi (syn. Schneider 1986)
1975 Podarcis tiliguerta rodulphisimonii Brizzi & Lanza (syn. Schneider 1986)
1976 Podarcis muralis sammichelii Lanza (syn. Schneider 1986)
1977 Podarcis muralis contii Lanza & Brizzi (syn. Schneider 1986)

Remarks: Lanza, Cei & Crespo (1977) regarded tiliguerta as a subspecies of muralis.
Distribution: France (Corsica), Italy (Sardinia).


Podarcis tiliguerta
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Podarcis vaucheri

Andalusian Wall Lizard, South Iberian Wall Lizard, (Vaucher's Wall Lizard)

Andalusische Mauereidechse, Südiberische Mauereidechse

Andalusisk Murfirben

1905 Lacerta muralis var. vaucheri Boulenger
Lacerta bocagei vaucheri Mertens & Müller 1928
Lacerta hispanica vaucheri Klemmer 1959
Podarcis hispanica vaucheri Arnold 1973
Podarcis vaucheri Oliverio, Bologna & Mariottini 2000

Remarks: Raised to species status by Oliverio, Bologna & Mariottini (2000) and Busack, Lawson & Arjo (2005). A species complex comprising at least five highly divergent lineages (Lima, Pinho, Larbes, Carretero, Brito & Harris 2009; Kaliontzopoulou, Carretero & Llorente 2012). One of these has now been described as virescens, to which records of vaucheri from Portugal and central Spain refer (Geniez, Sá-Sousa, Guillaume, Cluchier & Crochet 2014).
Distribution: Algeria, Gibraltar, Morocco, Spain (mainland, Alboran Island), Tunisia.


Podarcis virescens

Green Wall Lizard

Grüne Mauereidechse

Grønt Murfirben

2014 Podarcis virescens Geniez, Sá-Sousa, Guillaume, Cluchier & Crochet

Distribution: Portugal, Spain.


Podarcis virescens
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Podarcis waglerianus

Sicilian Wall Lizard

Sizilianische Mauereidechse

Siciliansk Murfirben

1868 Podarcis muralis var. wagleriana Gistel
Lacerta wagleriana Mertens 1936
Podarcis wagleriana Arnold 1973
1879 Podarcis sicula doderleinii De Betta (syn. Böhme 1986)
1881 Lacerta muralis striatomaculata Eimer [part] (syn. Böhme 1986)
1912 Lacerta muralis chrysochlora Schreiber (syn. Böhme 1986)
1949 Lacerta sicula catanensis Taddei (syn. Böhme 1986)
1956 Lacerta wagleriana marettimensis Klemmer (syn. Böhme 1986)
Podarcis tiliguerta marettimensis Lanza & Cei 1977

Distribution: Italy (Aegadian Islands [Favignana, Levanzo, Marettimo], Sicily).