Tyrrhenian wall lizard

Tyrrhenian wall lizard
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Lacertidae
Genus:	Podarcis
Species:	P. tiliguerta
Binomial name
	Podarcis tiliguerta; (Gmelin, 1789)
Synonyms
	Lacerta tiliguerta ; Gmelin, 1789; Lacerta muralis tiliguerta ; — Mertens, 1932; Podarcis tiliguerta ; — et al., 1993;

Podarcis tiliguerta - MHNT

The Tyrrhenian wall lizard (Podarcis tiliguerta) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to the islands Sardinia and Corsica.

Habitat[]

The natural habitats of P. tiliguerta are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, temperate grassland, rocky areas, sandy shores, arable land, pastureland, and rural gardens.

Conservation status[]

P. tiliguerta is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.

Subspecies[]

Ten subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.^[2]

Lanza & , 1977
(Lanza, 1972)
Lanza & Brizzi, 1974
(Lanza, 1972)
(Lanza, 1972)
Lanza & Brizzi, 1974
(Lanza, 1966)
Brizzi & Lanza, 1975
(Gmelin, 1789)
(Mertens, 1932)

Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Podarcis.

Etymology[]

The subspecific name, granchii, is in honor of Italian herpetologist of the Museo di Storia Naturale di Firenze.^[3]

References[]

^ Marc Cheylan, Claudia Corti, Roberto Sindaco.; Antonio Romano (2009). "Podarcis tiliguerta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T157293A5072953. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T157293A5072953.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ ^a ^b "Podarcis tiliguerta ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Podarcis tiliguerta granchi, p. 105).

External links[]

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[iucn_status_16_November_2021-1] Marc Cheylan, Claudia Corti, Roberto Sindaco.; Antonio Romano (2009). "Podarcis tiliguerta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T157293A5072953. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T157293A5072953.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[RDB-2] "Podarcis tiliguerta ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

[3] Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Podarcis tiliguerta granchi, p. 105).

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Tyrrhenian wall lizard

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Lacertidae
Genus:	Podarcis
Species:	P. tiliguerta
Binomial name
*Podarcis tiliguerta* (Gmelin, 1789)
Synonyms^[2]
Lacerta tiliguerta Gmelin, 1789 Lacerta muralis tiliguerta — Mertens, 1932 Podarcis tiliguerta — et al., 1993