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Podarcis hispanicus (Iberian Wall Lizard)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The Iberian wall lizard (Podarcis hispanica) is a small wall lizard species of the genus Podarcis. It is found in the Iberian peninsula, in northwestern Africa and in coastal districts in Languedoc-Roussillon in France. In Spanish, this lizard is commonly called lagartija Ibérica.
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Infraspecies

Podarcis hispanicus cebennensis
Podarcis hispanicus hispanicus
Podarcis hispanicus sebastiani

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  4 grams
Gestation [1]  49 days
Litter Size [1]  3
Litters / Year [1]  2
Reproductive Mode [2]  Oviparous
Snout to Vent Length [1]  2.362 inches (6 cm)
Speed [3]  4.474 MPH (2 m/s)
Habitat Substrate [2]  Saxicolous, Terrestrial

Predators

Coronella girondica (Southern Smooth Snake)[4]
Hemorrhois hippocrepis (Horseshoe Snake)[5]

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Meiri, Shai (2019), Data from: Traits of lizards of the world: variation around a successful evolutionary design, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.f6t39kj
♦ 3Variation in speed, gait characteristics and microhabitat use in lacertid lizards, Bieke Vanhooydonck, Raoul Van Damme and Peter Aerts, The Journal of Experimental Biology 205, 1037–1046 (2002)
♦ 4Geographic variation in the diet composition of a secretive Mediterranean colubrid snake: Coronella girondica from Spain and Italy, Luca Luiselli, Juan M. Pleguezuelos, Massimo Capula, Carmen Villafranca, Ital. J. Zool., 68: 57-60 (2001)
♦ 5Body size, diet and reproductive ecology of Coluber hippocrepis in the Rif (Northern Morocco), Juan M. Pleguezuelos, Soumia Fahd, Amphibia-Reptilia 25: 287-302 (2004)
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0