Guadarrama Wall Lizard

Guadarrama Wall Lizard

Podarcis guadarramae

Silhouette: Alex Slavenko · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
at Sierra de Guadarrama National Park

In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%

442 Verified sightings at Sierra de Guadarrama National Park From 2019 to 2026
442 In 1 park
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Guadarrama Wall Lizard

Podarcis guadarramae is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. It is found in Spain and Portugal. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~40%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Zoo Koki (Parque zoológico y botánico) 🇪🇸 Spain In captivity

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Guadarrama Wall Lizard in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park?

Likely

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Guadarrama Wall Lizard sighting in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, based on 442 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the most-seen of the 18 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Guadarrama Wall Lizard in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park?

May and June

In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Guadarrama Wall Lizard in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, against about 20% in January, the lowest month.

What time of day is best to see a Guadarrama Wall Lizard?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Guadarrama Wall Lizard sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Guadarrama Wall Lizard?

Only Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, in our data

Sierra de Guadarrama National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Guadarrama Wall Lizard sightings: about 40% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Guadarrama Wall Lizard live in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park?

Same genus: Podarcis

The closest relatives of the Guadarrama Wall Lizard that you can see in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (genus Podarcis) are Common Wall Lizard (about 30%) and Green Iberian Wall Lizard (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Guadarrama Wall Lizard sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Guadarrama Wall Lizard is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (442 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.

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