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title: "Common Wall Lizard"
description: "Podarcis muralis — Reptiles. The common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis) is a species of lizard with a large distribution in Europe and well-established introduced populations in North America, where it is also called the European wall lizard."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/common-wall-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Common Wall Lizard

> Podarcis muralis — Reptiles. The common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis) is a species of lizard with a large distribution in Europe and well-established introduced populations in North America, where it is also called the European wall lizard.

- Scientific name: *Podarcis muralis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `urban` (Towns & gardens)
- iNaturalist observations: 113340
- Wikidata: [Q186615](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q186615)
- iNaturalist taxon: [55990](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/55990)

## Names

- en: Common Wall Lizard
- de: Mauereidechse
- es: Lagartija roquera
- fr: Lézard des murailles
- nl: Muurhagedis
- pl: Jaszczurka murowa

## Countries with the most observations

FR (28504), IT (24778), DE (11513), ES (7168), CA (6498), AT (6171), CH (4790), HR (1606), US (1484), SI (1476), LU (1322), HU (1209)

## Summary

The common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis) is a species of lizard with a large distribution in Europe and well-established introduced populations in North America, where it is also called the European wall lizard. It can grow to about 20 cm (7.9 in) in total length. The animal has shown variation in the places it has been introduced to. Fossils have been found in a cave in Greece dating to the early part of the Holocene.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Raffaele Maiorano · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/220736007

## Machine access

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