Tyrrhenian wall lizard

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.

Tyrrhenian wall lizard in Sardinia, Italy.

Tyrrhenian wall lizard
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
    — Engelmann et al., 1993
Podarcis tiliguerta - MHNT

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]

  • Podarcis tiliguerta contii Lanza & Brizzi, 1977
  • Podarcis tiliguerta eiselti (Lanza, 1972)
  • Podarcis tiliguerta granchii Lanza & Brizzi, 1974
  • Podarcis tiliguerta grandisonae (Lanza, 1972)
  • Podarcis tiliguerta maresi (Lanza, 1972)
  • Podarcis tiliguerta pardii Lanza & Brizzi, 1974
  • Podarcis tiliguerta ranzii (Lanza, 1966)
  • Podarcis tiliguerta rudolphisimonii Brizzi & Lanza, 1975
  • Podarcis tiliguerta tiliguerta (Gmelin, 1789)
  • Podarcis tiliguerta toro (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 Edoardo Granchi of the Museo di Storia Naturale di Firenze.[3]

References
  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)
  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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