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Lusitanian wall lizard

Podarcis lusitanicus Geniez, Sá-Sousa, Guillaume, Cluchier & Crochet, 2014

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The lusitanian wall lizard (Podarcis lusitanicus) is a species in the family Lacertidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 2.74 g and reach 4.87 cm in length.

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Quick facts about the lusitanian wall lizard

Weight
2.74 g
Length
4.87 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
4
Active
By day (diurnal)
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the lusitanian wall lizard?

LUSITANIAN WALL LIZARD · LENGTH 4.87 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 4.87 cm, the recorded maximum length of the lusitanian wall lizard is about 2.9% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the lusitanian wall lizard live?

Not recorded

Is the lusitanian 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 lusitanian wall lizard classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderSquamata
  5. familyLacertidae
  6. genusPodarcis
  7. SpeciesPodarcis lusitanicus Geniez, Sá-Sousa, Guillaume, Cluchier & Crochet, 2014

Synonyms Podarcis guadarramae lusitanicus

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Lusitansk MurfirbenDanish
  • Lusitanische MauereidechseGerman
  • Lagartija lusitanaSpanish
  • Lézard de LusitanieFrench
  • Lagartixa dos penedosGalician
  • Lucertola lusitanaItalian
  • Lagartixa-lusitânicaPortuguese
  • Lagartixa-do-nordestePortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the lusitanian wall lizard

Other species in the same genus Podarcis.

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Common questions

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How big is the lusitanian wall lizard?

An adult lusitanian wall lizard weighs 2.74 g and measures 4.87 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the lusitanian wall lizard?

The lusitanian wall lizard (Podarcis lusitanicus) 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). Lusitanian wall lizard (Podarcis lusitanicus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lusitanian-wall-lizard

MLA

“Lusitanian wall lizard (Podarcis lusitanicus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/lusitanian-wall-lizard.

BibTeX
@misc{lusitanian_wall_lizard_2026,
  title = {Lusitanian wall lizard (Podarcis lusitanicus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lusitanian-wall-lizard},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}