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Spanish Wall Lizard
Podarcis hispanicus
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyLacertidae (Wall Lizards)
- GenusPodarcis
- SpeciesPodarcis hispanicus (Spanish Wall Lizard)
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
5 Verified sightings at Sierra Nevada National Park From 2019 to 2026
5 In 1 park
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted
About the Spanish Wall Lizard
Podarcis hispanicus, also known as Iberian wall lizard, 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.
The Iberian wall lizard is very agile and can move rapidly across a rock face. Males are somewhat territorial. Females lay clutches of one to five oval eggs which hatch in about eight weeks. At birth, the juveniles have a snout-to-vent length of 2 to 2.5 cm (0.8 to 1.0 in). The lifespan of this lizard is about four years.
Podarcis hispanicus was first described in Steindachner's works in 1870 and are composed of multiple distinct lineages. Most research has been done on the Spanish Levant form of Podarcis hispanicus. They are commonly found in the Baetic mountains and south of Rio Guadalquivir. The North African Podarcis hispanicus are now ranked as Padarcis vaucheri. They are all conspecifics of Podarcis liolepis.
In Portugal, there are two distinct morphotypes of P. hispanicus, type 1 resides in Northern Portugal and type 2 resides sparsely throughout and also in Southern... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Spanish Wall Lizard in Sierra Nevada National Park
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Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Closest Relatives at Sierra Nevada National Park
Before you go
What are the chances of seeing a Spanish Wall Lizard in Sierra Nevada National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spanish Wall Lizard sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 13th most-seen of the 14 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Spanish Wall Lizard in Sierra Nevada National Park?
April and October
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Spanish Wall Lizard in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–June, September and November–March, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Spanish Wall Lizard?
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spanish 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 Spanish Wall Lizard?
Only Sierra Nevada National Park, in our data
Sierra Nevada National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Spanish Wall Lizard sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Spanish Wall Lizard live in Sierra Nevada National Park?
Same genus: Podarcis
The closest relatives of the Spanish Wall Lizard that you can see in Sierra Nevada National Park (genus Podarcis) are Andalusian wall lizard (about 50%) and Catalonian Wall Lizard (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Spanish Wall Lizard sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spanish Wall Lizard is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Sierra Nevada National Park (5 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.
