genus
Podarcis
Podarcis is a genus in the family Lacertidae. This database currently files 28 species under it, recorded across 3 countries.
- Species filed
- 28
- Threatened
- 0
- Countries recorded
- 3
- With a free photo
- 4%
- Weight range
- 1.7 g – 7.68 g
Best-known members of Podarcis
Ranked by popularity score.

Common wall lizard
Podarcis muralis
Iberian wall lizard
Podarcis hispanicus
Balearic lizard
Podarcis lilfordi
Filfola lizard
Podarcis filfolensis
Balkan wall lizard
Podarcis tauricus
Bocage's wall lizard
Podarcis bocagei
Erhard's wall lizard
Podarcis erhardii
Ibiza wall lizard
Podarcis pityusensis
How threatened is Podarcis?
1 of 28 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| LCLeast Concern | 1 | 100% |
Where is Podarcis found?
Species on file in this genus listed for each country. Checklist listings, which are incomplete for many species; not range maps.
- None on record
- 1
- 2
- 3–6
- 7+
All species in Podarcis
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common wall lizard | Podarcis muralis | Lacertidae | Least Concern | 5.41 g | Not recorded |
| Iberian wall lizard | Podarcis hispanicus | Lacertidae | Not recorded | 3.98 g | Not recorded |
| Balearic lizard | Podarcis lilfordi | Lacertidae | Not recorded | 4.84 g | Not recorded |
| Filfola lizard | Podarcis filfolensis | Lacertidae | Not recorded | 6.61 g | Not recorded |
| Balkan wall lizard | Podarcis tauricus | Lacertidae | Not recorded | 6.62 g | Not recorded |
| Bocage's wall lizard | Podarcis bocagei | Lacertidae | Not recorded | 3.4 g | Not recorded |
| Erhard's wall lizard | Podarcis erhardii | Lacertidae | Not recorded | 4.75 g | Not recorded |
| Ibiza wall lizard | Podarcis pityusensis | Lacertidae | Not recorded | 5.76 g | 1 |
| Italian wall lizard | Podarcis siculus | Lacertidae | Not recorded | 2.15 g | Not recorded |
| Dalmatian wall lizard | Podarcis melisellensis | Lacertidae | Not recorded | 5.36 g | Not recorded |
| Sicilian wall lizard | Podarcis waglerianus | Lacertidae | Not recorded | 7.53 g | Not recorded |
| Peloponnese wall lizard | Podarcis peloponnesiacus | Lacertidae | Not recorded | 1.7 g | 1 |
| Carbonell's wall lizard | Podarcis carbonelli | Lacertidae | Not recorded | 3.45 g | Not recorded |
| Miles wall lizard | Podarcis milensis | Lacertidae | Not recorded | 3.4 g | 1 |
| Tyrrhenian wall lizard | Podarcis tiliguerta | Lacertidae | Not recorded | 5.41 g | 1 |
| Skyros wall lizard | Podarcis gaigeae | Lacertidae | Not recorded | 6.21 g | 1 |
| Aeolian wall lizard | Podarcis raffonei | Lacertidae | Not recorded | 7.68 g | Not recorded |
| Vaucher's wall lizard | Podarcis vaucheri | Lacertidae | Not recorded | 3.15 g | Not recorded |
| Catalonian wall lizard | Podarcis liolepis | Lacertidae | Not recorded | 4.5 g | Not recorded |
| Cretan wall lizard | Podarcis cretensis | Lacertidae | Not recorded | 3.1 g | 1 |
| Guadarrama wall lizard | Podarcis guadarramae | Lacertidae | Not recorded | 2.02 g | Not recorded |
| Pori wall lizard | Podarcis levendis | Lacertidae | Not recorded | 7.57 g | 1 |
| Geniez's wall lizard | Podarcis virescens | Lacertidae | Not recorded | 3.61 g | Not recorded |
| Lataste's lizard | Podarcis latastei | Lacertidae | Not recorded | 5.7 g | 1 |
| Corfu wall lizard | Podarcis ionicus | Lacertidae | Not recorded | 6.01 g | 1 |
| Not recorded | Podarcis galerai | Lacertidae | Not recorded | 2.1 g | Not recorded |
| Peloponnese wall lizard | Podarcis thais | Lacertidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Lusitanian wall lizard | Podarcis lusitanicus | Lacertidae | Not recorded | 2.74 g | Not recorded |