Common wall lizard

It reaches sexual maturity at 2 years, produces 2 clutches per year with a clutch size of 5.4, and its eggs incubate for 35.5 days. Its lifespan is 7.5 years, with values up to 10 years reported, and the IUCN lists it as Least Concern, which is not a threatened category.

Weight

5.41 g – 5.7 gsrc for Weight

Length

6.16 cmsrc for Length

Lifespan

7.49 years – 10 yearssrc for Lifespan

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

Not recorded

Egg incubation

35.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation

Young per litter or clutch

5.4src for Young per litter or clutch

Age at maturity

2 yearssrc for Age at maturity

Litters or clutches a year

2src for Litters or clutches a year

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

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Not recorded

The common wall lizard is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

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1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classReptilia
4. orderSquamata
5. familyLacertidae
6. genusPodarcis
7. SpeciesPodarcis muralis (Laurenti, 1768)

Synonyms Lacerta bedriagae tinettoi, Lacerta brongniardii, Lacerta incerta, Lacerta lateralis, Lacerta merremia, Lacerta muralis, Lacerta muralis baldasseronii, Lacerta muralis brueggemanni, Lacerta muralis colosii, Lacerta muralis fusca, Lacerta muralis marcuccii, Lacerta muralis occidentalis, Lacerta muralis parkeri, Lacerta muralis var. albanica, Lacerta muralis var. oyensis, Lacerta sicula vinciguerrai, Lacertus terrestris, Podarcis muralis albanica, Podarcis muralis albanica, Podarcis muralis brueggemanni, Podarcis muralis kefkenensis, Podarcis muralis merremia, Podarcis muralis occidentalis, Podarcis muralis oyensis, Podarcis muralis parkeri, Podarcis muralis vinciguerrai, Podarcis tiliguerta sammichelii, Seps muralis

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@misc{common_wall_lizard_2026,
  title = {Common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-wall-lizard},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}