Teira dugesii
In 3 days >90%
The Madeiran wall lizard (Teira dugesii), being the only species in the genus Teira, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae with four recognized subspecies. The species is endemic to the Madeira Archipelago, Portugal. In the Azores, this lizard has become naturalized after an involuntary introduction by the shipping trade between the two archipelagos. The species is both endemic and common, ranging from sea coasts to altitudes of 1,850 metres (6,070 ft).
The specific name, dugesii, is in honor of French physician and naturalist Antoine Louis Dugès. The Madeiran wall lizard's natural habitats are temperate forests and shrublands, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rocky areas, rocky shores, sandy shores, arable land, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, and urban areas.
Teira dugesii dugesii (Milne-Edwards, 1829), found on the main Madeira island. Teira dugesii jogeri (Bischoff, Osenegg & Mayer, 1989); named after German herpetologist Ulrich Joger, found on Porto Santo and surrounding islands
Teira dugesii mauli (Mertens...
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pico Island Natural Park (Azores) | 🇵🇹 Portugal |
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No species of the same family or order lives in Pico Island Natural Park (Azores), so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Very likely
About 80% of wildlife watchers report a Madeira Lizard sighting in Pico Island Natural Park (Azores) on a given day, based on 144 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, April and October–December
In those months about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Madeira Lizard in Pico Island Natural Park (Azores) on a given day, against about 70% in September, the lowest month. January has too few records to rate.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Madeira Lizard sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Pico Island Natural Park (Azores), in our data
Pico Island Natural Park (Azores) is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Madeira Lizard sightings: about 80% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Madeira Lizard is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Pico Island Natural Park (Azores) (144 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
