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title: "Balkan Wall Lizard"
description: "Podarcis tauricus — Reptiles. Podarcis tauricus, the Balkan wall lizard, is a common lizard in the family Lacertidae native to southeastern Europe and Asia Minor."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/balkan-wall-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Balkan Wall Lizard

> Podarcis tauricus — Reptiles. Podarcis tauricus, the Balkan wall lizard, is a common lizard in the family Lacertidae native to southeastern Europe and Asia Minor.

- Scientific name: *Podarcis tauricus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Fields & meadows), `urban` (Towns & gardens)
- iNaturalist observations: 1422
- Wikidata: [Q833104](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q833104)
- iNaturalist taxon: [73920](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/73920)

## Names

- en: Balkan Wall Lizard
- de: Taurische Eidechse
- es: Lagartija de los Balcanes
- fr: Lézard de Tauride
- nl: Taurische hagedis

## Countries with the most observations

UA (733), RO (183), HU (150), BG (130), GR (73), TR (35), MK (29), RS (22), XK (14), AL (8), MD (6), CZ (3)

## Summary

Podarcis tauricus, the Balkan wall lizard, is a common lizard in the family Lacertidae native to southeastern Europe and Asia Minor. It is a terrestrial species found in steppe, grassland, olive groves, cultivated land, meadows, rural gardens, sparsely vegetated sand dunes and scrubby areas.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podarcis_tauricus

## Photo

![Balkan Wall Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/balkan-wall-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: ÖkopatóPál · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/156397747

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/balkan-wall-lizard?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).