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title: "Lagartija Italiana"
description: "Podarcis siculus — Reptiles. The Italian wall lizard or ruin lizard (Podarcis siculus, from the Greek meaning foot and agile), is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/italian-wall-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lagartija Italiana

> Podarcis siculus — Reptiles. The Italian wall lizard or ruin lizard (Podarcis siculus, from the Greek meaning foot and agile), is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae.

- Scientific name: *Podarcis siculus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `urban` (Ciudades y jardines)
- iNaturalist observations: 30591
- Wikidata: [Q1641251](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1641251)
- iNaturalist taxon: [337045](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/337045)

## Names

- en: Italian Wall Lizard
- de: Ruineneidechse
- es: Lagartija Italiana
- fr: Lézard des ruines
- nl: Ruïnehagedis

## Countries with the most observations

IT (18074), US (3845), HR (3169), FR (1039), TR (641), ES (356), SI (182), AT (167), DE (161), PT (147), RU (108), RO (38)

## Summary

The Italian wall lizard or ruin lizard (Podarcis siculus, from the Greek meaning foot and agile), is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. P. siculus is native to southern and southeastern Europe, but has also been introduced elsewhere in the continent, as well as North America, where it is a possible invasive species. P. siculus is a habitat generalist and can thrive in natural and human-modified environments. Similarly, P. siculus has a generalized diet as well, allowing it to have its large range.
P. siculus is notable for having many subspecies within its large range. Studies evidence how rapidly P. siculus…

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

## Photo

![Lagartija Italiana](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/italian-wall-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Alina Majcen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/246447654

## Machine access

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