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Basic information
Podarcis muralis
Common Wall Lizard
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyWall lizards
GenusWall lizards
- Czech name
- Ještěrka zední
- English name
- Common Wall Lizard
- Alternative names
- Balkan-Mauereidechse, European Wall Lizard, Lazarus Lizard, Lucertola muraiola, Wall Lizard, Zidna gušterica
- Synonyms
- Lacerta bedriagae tinettoi, Lacerta brongniardii, Lacerta merremia, Lacerta muralis baldasseronii, Lacerta muralis brueggemanni, Lacerta muralis colosii, Lacerta muralis fusca, Lacerta muralis marcuccii, Lacerta muralis parkeri, Lacerta muralis var. albanica, Lacerta sicula vinciguerrai, Lacertus terrestris, Podarcis muralis albanica, Podarcis muralis brueggemanni, Podarcis muralis kefkenensis, Podarcis muralis merremia, Podarcis muralis parkeri, Podarcis muralis vinciguerrai, Podarcis tiliguerta sammichelii, Seps muralis
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Grassland, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Saxicolous, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 78 mm
- Body mass
- max 11 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~0.36 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 24 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 16 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Foraging mode
- Active
- Body temperature
- 28.3–36.1 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 1–4 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–13 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–6 × per year
- Sex determination
- Genetic sex determination
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 4KPJ3 · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 17637 · dryad-v5