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Catalonian wall lizard

Podarcis liolepis (Boulenger, 1905)

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The catalonian wall lizard (Podarcis liolepis) is a species in the family Lacertidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh 4.5 g to 4.94 g, reach 6.33 cm in length and live up to 2.9 years.

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Quick facts about the catalonian wall lizard

Weight
4.5 g – 4.94 g
Length
5.76 cm – 6.33 cm
Lifespan
2.9 years
Diet
Omnivore
Longest recorded lifespan
3 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrubland, woodland
Egg incubation
63 days
Young per litter or clutch
1 – 5
Age at maturity
7 months – 12 months
Litters or clutches a year
1 – 4
Reproduction
Eggs
Active
By day (diurnal)
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the catalonian wall lizard?

CATALONIAN WALL LIZARD · LENGTH 6.33 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 6.33 cm, the recorded maximum length of the catalonian wall lizard is about 3.7% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the catalonian wall lizard live?

Not recorded

Is the catalonian wall 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 catalonian wall lizard classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderSquamata
  5. familyLacertidae
  6. genusPodarcis
  7. SpeciesPodarcis liolepis (Boulenger, 1905)

Synonyms Lacerta atrata columbretensis, Lacerta atrata mancolibrensis, Lacerta muralis var. liolepis, Podarcis atrata, Podarcis hispanica atrata

Other names and names in other languages (18)
  • Columbretes wall lizardEnglish
  • llagartexa iberoprovenzalAsturian
  • sargantana brunaCatalan
  • Catalonisk MurfirbenDanish
  • Columbretes MauereidechseGerman
  • Lagartija pardaSpanish
  • Lézard catalanFrench
  • katalán faligyíkHungarian
  • Lucertola catalanaItalian
  • Catalaanse MuurhagedisDutch
  • murówka katalońskaPolish
  • Lagartinha-catalãPortuguese
  • Columbretes Muurhagedisroot
  • Sargantana iberoprovençalCatalan
  • Katalanische MauereidechseGerman
  • Katalonische MauereidechseGerman
  • Lézard catalan (Le)French
  • Lucertola della CatalognaItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the catalonian wall 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 catalonian wall lizard?

An adult catalonian wall lizard weighs 4.5 g – 4.94 g and measures 5.76 cm – 6.33 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

How long does the catalonian wall lizard live?

The catalonian wall lizard has a recorded lifespan of 2.9 years.

What kind of animal is the catalonian wall lizard?

The catalonian wall lizard (Podarcis liolepis) 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). Catalonian wall lizard (Podarcis liolepis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/catalonian-wall-lizard

MLA

“Catalonian wall lizard (Podarcis liolepis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/catalonian-wall-lizard.

BibTeX
@misc{catalonian_wall_lizard_2026,
  title = {Catalonian wall lizard (Podarcis liolepis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/catalonian-wall-lizard},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}