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title: "Bocage's Wall Lizard"
description: "Podarcis bocagei — Reptiles. Bocage's wall lizard (Podarcis bocagei) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/bocage-s-wall-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Bocage's Wall Lizard

> Podarcis bocagei — Reptiles. Bocage's wall lizard (Podarcis bocagei) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae.

- Scientific name: *Podarcis bocagei*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `urban` (Towns & gardens)
- iNaturalist observations: 5332
- Wikidata: [Q635493](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q635493)
- iNaturalist taxon: [35706](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/35706)

## Names

- en: Bocage's Wall Lizard
- de: Bocages Mauereidechse
- es: Lagartija de Bocage
- fr: Lézard de Bocage
- nl: Noordwest-Iberische hagedis
- pt: Lagartixa-de-bocage

## Countries with the most observations

ES (2944), PT (2008)

## Summary

Bocage's wall lizard (Podarcis bocagei) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to the Iberian Peninsula. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, sandy shores, rural gardens, and urban areas. The IUCN does not consider it to be threatened.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bocage%27s_wall_lizard

## Photo

![Bocage's Wall Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bocage-s-wall-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Felix Puff · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/94134981

## Machine access

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