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iberian wall lizard; lagartija ibérica

Podarcis hispanicus

Description:

The Iberian Wall Lizard (Podarcis hispanica) is a small wall lizard species of the genus Podarcis averaging 50–70 mm adult snout-vent length (SVL). It is found in the Iberian peninsula, in northwestern Africa and in coastal districts in Languedoc-Roussillon in France.

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3 Comments

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

very nice

Joncull
Joncull 11 years ago

Beautiful

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 11 years ago

I think you are correct. There seems to be a lot of variability in color of these little lizards. The head and body shape are the same as the other images I have found of this lizard.

Jose Castaño
Spotted by
Jose Castaño

Catalunya, Spain

Spotted on May 1, 2012
Submitted on May 1, 2012

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