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Sicilian wall lizard

Podarcis waglerianus Gistel, 1868

Status not recordedlizards

The sicilian wall lizard (Podarcis waglerianus) is a species in the family Lacertidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh 4.02 g to 7.53 g and reach 5.55 cm in length.

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Quick facts about the sicilian wall lizard

Weight
4.02 g – 7.53 g
Length
5.45 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivore
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrubland, woodland
Egg incubation
60 days
Young per litter or clutch
2 – 6
Litters or clutches a year
1 – 2
Reproduction
Eggs
Active
By day (diurnal)
Lifestyle
Terrestrial
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the sicilian wall lizard?

SICILIAN WALL LIZARD · LENGTH 5.55 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 5.55 cm, the recorded maximum length of the sicilian wall lizard is about 3.3% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the sicilian wall lizard live?

Not recorded

Is the sicilian 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 sicilian wall lizard classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderSquamata
  5. familyLacertidae
  6. genusPodarcis
  7. SpeciesPodarcis waglerianus Gistel, 1868

Synonyms Lacerta wagleriana marettimensis

Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • ještěrka sicilskáCzech
  • Siciliansk MurfirbenDanish
  • Sizilianische MauereidechseGerman
  • Lagartija sicilianaSpanish
  • Lézard de WaglerFrench
  • szicíliai faligyíkHungarian
  • lucertola di WaglerItalian
  • Siciliaanse MuurhagedisDutch
  • Сицилийская ящерицаRussian
  • Lucertola sicilianaItalian
  • Siciliaanse HagedisDutch

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Relatives of the sicilian wall lizard

Other species in the same genus Podarcis.

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Common questions

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How big is the sicilian wall lizard?

An adult sicilian wall lizard weighs 4.02 g – 7.53 g and measures 5.45 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the sicilian wall lizard?

The sicilian wall lizard (Podarcis waglerianus) 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). Sicilian wall lizard (Podarcis waglerianus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sicilian-wall-lizard

MLA

“Sicilian wall lizard (Podarcis waglerianus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/sicilian-wall-lizard.

BibTeX
@misc{sicilian_wall_lizard_2026,
  title = {Sicilian wall lizard (Podarcis waglerianus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sicilian-wall-lizard},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}