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Dalmatian wall lizard

Podarcis melisellensis (Braun, 1877)

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The dalmatian wall lizard (Podarcis melisellensis) is a species in the family Lacertidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh 5.14 g to 5.57 g, reach 6.06 cm in length and live up to 2.9 years.

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Quick facts about the dalmatian wall lizard

Weight
5.14 g – 5.57 g
Length
5.94 cm
Lifespan
2.9 years
Diet
Carnivore
Longest recorded lifespan
3.9 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrubland, woodland
Egg incubation
39 days
Young per litter or clutch
2 – 8
Age at maturity
12 months
Litters or clutches a year
1 – 5
Reproduction
Eggs
Active
By day (diurnal)
Lifestyle
Terrestrial
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the dalmatian wall lizard?

DALMATIAN WALL LIZARD · LENGTH 6.06 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 6.06 cm, the recorded maximum length of the dalmatian wall lizard is about 3.6% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the dalmatian wall lizard live?

Not recorded

Is the dalmatian 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 dalmatian wall lizard classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderSquamata
  5. familyLacertidae
  6. genusPodarcis
  7. SpeciesPodarcis melisellensis (Braun, 1877)

Synonyms Lacerta fiumana gigas, Lacerta fiumana gracilis, Lacerta fiumana kammereri, Lacerta fiumana lissana, Lacerta fiumana pomoensis, Lacerta fiumana var. bocchensis, Lacerta melisellensis, Lacerta melisellensis aeoli, Lacerta melisellensis bokicae, Lacerta melisellensis caprina, Lacerta melisellensis curzolensis, Lacerta melisellensis gigantea, Lacerta melisellensis gigas, Lacerta melisellensis jidulae, Lacerta melisellensis kornatica, Lacerta melisellensis lupa, Lacerta melisellensis mikavicae, Lacerta melisellensis plutonis, Lacerta melisellensis thetidis, Lacerta melisellensis traguriana, Lacerta muralis fusca, Lacerta muralis neapolitana, Lacerta muralis var. littoralis, Lacerta neapolitana var. striata, Lacerta serpa var. galvagnii, Lacerta serpa var. imitans, Podarcis melisellensis caprina, Podarcis melisellensis digenea, Podarcis melisellensis galvagnii, Podarcis melisellensis gigantea, Podarcis melisellensis gigas, Podarcis melisellensis kammereri, Podarcis melisellensis lupa, Podarcis melisellensis plutonis, Podarcis melisellensis pomoensis, Podarcis melisellensis traguriana

Other names and names in other languages (22)
  • Dalmatinski zidni gušterBosnian
  • ještěrka jadranskáCzech
  • Dalmatisk MurfirbenDanish
  • KarstläuferGerman
  • Τοιχογουστέρα ΔαλματίαςGreek
  • Lagarto de Pared DálmataSpanish
  • adrianmuurisisiliskoFinnish
  • Lézard de l'AdriatiqueFrench
  • krška guštericaCroatian
  • fiumei faligyíkHungarian
  • lucertola adriaticaItalian
  • karsjthagedisDutch
  • Murówka adriatyckaPolish
  • Карстовая ящерицаRussian
  • kraška kuščaricaSlovenian
  • Hardhuca bishtgjateAlbanian
  • далматински зидни гуштерSerbian
  • Adriatische MauereidechseGerman
  • Karst-EidechseGerman
  • Lagartija adriáticaSpanish
  • KarsthagedisDutch
  • Далматинская ящерицаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the dalmatian 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 dalmatian wall lizard?

An adult dalmatian wall lizard weighs 5.14 g – 5.57 g and measures 5.94 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

How long does the dalmatian wall lizard live?

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

What kind of animal is the dalmatian wall lizard?

The dalmatian wall lizard (Podarcis melisellensis) 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). Dalmatian wall lizard (Podarcis melisellensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dalmatian-wall-lizard

MLA

“Dalmatian wall lizard (Podarcis melisellensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/dalmatian-wall-lizard.

BibTeX
@misc{dalmatian_wall_lizard_2026,
  title = {Dalmatian wall lizard (Podarcis melisellensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dalmatian-wall-lizard},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}