Italian wall lizard

Podarcis sicula

The Italian wall lizard or Ruin lizard is a species of lizard in the Lacertidae family. ''P. sicula'' is native to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, France, Italy, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia and Switzerland, but has also been introduced to Spain, Turkey, and the United States. ''P. sicula'' belongs to the Lacertidae family of lizards and it is the most abundant lizard species in southern Italy.
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Naming

''P. sicula'' contains dozens of subspecies. The current distribution patterns of the subspecies have been interpreted as the consequence of natural events, including regional glacial refuges and postglacial area expansions, and multiple introductions by man.
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Habitat

Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, temperate grassland, rocky areas, rocky shores, sandy shores, arable land, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, and urban areas.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassReptilia
OrderSquamata
FamilyLacertidae
GenusPodarcis
SpeciesP. sicula
Photographed in
Croatia
Italy