Podarcis

Species in this group

LC

Podarcis muralis

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

LC

Podarcis vaucheri

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC

Podarcis tauricus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Podarcis guadarramae

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Podarcis liolepis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Podarcis virescens

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

VU

Podarcis carbonelli

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Podarcis hispanicus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~60%

Apr

~50%

May

~60%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~60%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Podarcis

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 11 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 5 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 8	~90%
	Common Wall Lizard			~90%
	Catalonian Wall Lizard			~20%
2	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 8	~90%
	Common Wall Lizard			~80%
	Catalonian Wall Lizard			~30%
3	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 8	~80%
	Common Wall Lizard			~80%
4	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 8	~80%
	Common Wall Lizard			~80%
	Catalonian Wall Lizard			~20%
5	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 8	~80%
	Common Wall Lizard			~60%
	Catalonian Wall Lizard			~40%
6	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 8	~80%
	Common Wall Lizard			~80%
7	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 8	~60%
	Andalusian wall lizard			~50%
	Catalonian Wall Lizard			~20%
	Spanish Wall Lizard			~10%
8	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 8	~60%
	Guadarrama Wall Lizard			~40%
	Common Wall Lizard			~30%
	Green Iberian Wall Lizard			~10%
9	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 8	~50%
	Common Wall Lizard			~50%
10	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 8	~50%
	Andalusian wall lizard			~40%
	Carbonell’s Wall Lizard			~20%
11	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 8	~50%
	Common Wall Lizard			~50%
12	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 8	~50%
	Common Wall Lizard			~50%
13	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 8	~40%
	Balkan Wall Lizard			~40%
14	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1 of 8	~40%
	Common Wall Lizard			~40%
15	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 8	~40%
	Common Wall Lizard			~40%
16	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 8	~20%
	Green Iberian Wall Lizard			~20%
17	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 8	~20%
	Common Wall Lizard			~20%
18	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1 of 8	~20%
	Common Wall Lizard			~20%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 8	~70%
	Common Wall Lizard			~70%
2	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 8	~60%
	Common Wall Lizard			~60%
3	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 8	~60%
	Common Wall Lizard			~60%
4	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 8	~50%
	Common Wall Lizard			~50%
5	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 8	~50%
	Common Wall Lizard			~50%
6	Belgrade	🇷🇸 Serbia	1 of 8	~40%
	Common Wall Lizard			~40%
7	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 8	~40%
	Catalonian Wall Lizard			~40%
8	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 8	~40%
	Green Iberian Wall Lizard			~40%
9	Sofia	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	1 of 8	~30%
	Common Wall Lizard			~30%
10	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	1 of 8	~30%
	Common Wall Lizard			~30%
11	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 8	~30%
	Green Iberian Wall Lizard			~30%
12	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 8	~30%
	Common Wall Lizard			~30%
13	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 8	~30%
	Common Wall Lizard			~30%
14	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 8	~20%
	Common Wall Lizard			~20%
15	Valencia	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 8	~20%
	Catalonian Wall Lizard			~20%
16	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 8	~20%
	Common Wall Lizard			~20%
17	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 8	~20%
	Common Wall Lizard			~20%
18	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 8	~10%
	Common Wall Lizard			~10%
19	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	1 of 8	~10%
	Common Wall Lizard			~10%
20	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 8	~10%
	Common Wall Lizard			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Wilhelma	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
2	Opel-Zoo	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
3	Zoo Koki (Parque zoológico y botánico)	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
4	Zoological Garden of Monaco	🇲🇨 Monaco	In captivity
5	Lake Tisza Ecocentre	🇭🇺 Hungary	In captivity

Challenges

Part of the challengeReptiles of Southern European CitiesEuropeMoorish geckoMediterranean house geckoWall lizard

Species in this group

Common Wall Lizard

Andalusian wall lizard

Balkan Wall Lizard

Guadarrama Wall Lizard

Catalonian Wall Lizard

Green Iberian Wall Lizard

Carbonell’s Wall Lizard

Spanish Wall Lizard

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Podarcis

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Challenges