Lilford's wall lizard

Lilford's wall lizard
Temporal range: Pleistocene – Recent
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Podarcis
Species:
P. lilfordi
Binomial name
Podarcis lilfordi
(Günther, 1874)
Geographic range
Synonyms
  • Zootoca lilfordi
    Günther, 1874
  • Lacerta lilfordi
    L. Müller, 1927
  • Podarcis lilfordi
    Engelmann et al., 1993

Lilford's wall lizard (Podarcis lilfordi) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to the Gymnesian Islands, the easternmost of the Balearic Islands, Spain. There are 27 subspecies that are recognized as being valid.

Its natural habitats are temperate Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rocky areas, and rocky shores. Originally distributed throughout the Gymnesians, the introduction of alien species which started with the Romans has confined the species to the uninhabited islets around the major islands, on almost each of which a local subspecies has evolved. It is threatened by habitat loss.