Green Iberian Wall Lizard (Podarcis virescens)

OTHER NAMES: Geniez's Wall Lizard
Latin Etymology: Podarcis ("swift foot") virescens ("green")

Adult Green Iberian Wall Lizard (Podarcis virescens) at Laguna Campillo, Spain - April 2016

Featured Subspecies: N/A
Weight: ?  /  Length: 18cm 
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Not Yet Evaluated 

Part of the complicated taxon of wall lizards found in Spain that was only recognised as a separate species in 2020, the Green Iberian Wall Lizard is a species that has adapted well to human habitation as they are able to use walls and other human structures as a substitute for their favoured rocky habitat. They are found primarily in the Southern Half of the Iberian penninsula with populations largely centred between Madrid and Lisbon.

Related Species:
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Podarcis
SUBSPECIES: none - monotypic 

 - Sighting Locations -

SPAIN - Spanish - Lagartija Verdosa ("Green Lizard")

Common to locally abundant resident..

 - MADRID 2016 TRIP: Several seen in at Laguna Campillo 

Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto