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Balearic lizard

Podarcis lilfordi (Günther, 1874)

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The balearic lizard (Podarcis lilfordi) is a species in the family Lacertidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh 5.17 g to 7.3 g and reach 6.34 cm in length.

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Quick facts about the balearic lizard

Weight
5.17 g – 7.3 g
Length
6.34 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Egg incubation
43.5 days
Young per litter or clutch
2.5
Litters or clutches a year
2.7
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the balearic lizard?

BALEARIC LIZARD · LENGTH 6.34 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 6.34 cm, the recorded maximum length of the balearic lizard is about 3.7% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the balearic lizard live?

Not recorded

Is the balearic lizard endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the balearic lizard classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderSquamata
  5. familyLacertidae
  6. genusPodarcis
  7. SpeciesPodarcis lilfordi (Günther, 1874)

Synonyms Lacerta lilfordi addayae, Lacerta lilfordi brauni, Lacerta lilfordi conejerae, Lacerta lilfordi fahrae, Lacerta lilfordi fenni, Lacerta lilfordi hartmanni, Lacerta lilfordi hospitalis, Lacerta lilfordi jordansi, Lacerta lilfordi kochi, Lacerta lilfordi kuligae, Lacerta lilfordi muelleri, Lacerta lilfordi nigerrima, Lacerta lilfordi planae, Lacerta lilfordi pobrae, Lacerta lilfordi rodriquezi, Lacerta lilfordi sargantanae, Lacerta lilfordi toronis, Lacerta lilfordi xapaticolus, Lacerta muralis var. balearica, Lacerta muralis var. gigliolii, Podarcis lilfordi balearicus, Podarcis lilfordi nigerrimus, Zootoca lilfordi

Other names and names in other languages (18)
  • Lilford's wall lizardEnglish
  • llagartexa balearAsturian
  • Sargantana GimnèsicaCatalan
  • ještěrka LilfordovaCzech
  • Lilfords murfirbenDanish
  • Balearen-EidechseGerman
  • Lagartija BalearSpanish
  • baleaarienmuurisisiliskoFinnish
  • Lézard De LilfordFrench
  • baleári faligyíkHungarian
  • Lucertola balearicaItalian
  • BalearenhagedisDutch
  • Murówka LilfordaPolish
  • Балеарская ящерицаRussian
  • 利氏壁蜥Chinese
  • BalearenmauereidechseGerman
  • Dragonera-EidechseGerman
  • Lézard Des BaléaresFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the balearic lizard

Other species in the same genus Podarcis.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the balearic lizard?

An adult balearic lizard weighs 5.17 g – 7.3 g and measures 6.34 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the balearic lizard?

The balearic lizard (Podarcis lilfordi) belongs to the family Lacertidae in the order Squamata.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Balearic lizard (Podarcis lilfordi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/balearic-lizard

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“Balearic lizard (Podarcis lilfordi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/balearic-lizard.

BibTeX
@misc{balearic_lizard_2026,
  title = {Balearic lizard (Podarcis lilfordi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/balearic-lizard},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}