---
title: "Grüne Mauereidechse"
description: "Podarcis virescens — Reptilien. Podarcis virescens, or Geniez's wall lizard, is a lizard of the Lacertidae family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/green-iberian-wall-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Grüne Mauereidechse

> Podarcis virescens — Reptilien. Podarcis virescens, or Geniez's wall lizard, is a lizard of the Lacertidae family.

- Scientific name: *Podarcis virescens*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptilien)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 5828
- Wikidata: [Q17899365](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17899365)
- iNaturalist taxon: [424860](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/424860)

## Names

- en: Green Iberian Wall Lizard
- de: Grüne Mauereidechse
- es: Lagartija verdosa
- fr: Lézard à dos verdâtre

## Countries with the most observations

PT (3861), ES (1499)

## Summary

Podarcis virescens, or Geniez's wall lizard, is a lizard of the Lacertidae family. Podarcis virescens is commonly found in the Iberian Peninsula, including Spain and Portugal.

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

## Photo

![Grüne Mauereidechse](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/green-iberian-wall-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ellyne Geurts · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/320835677

## Machine access

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