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title: "Filfola Lizard"
description: "Podarcis filfolensis — Rettili. The filfola lizard or Maltese wall lizard (Podarcis filfolensis) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/filfola-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Filfola Lizard

> Podarcis filfolensis — Rettili. The filfola lizard or Maltese wall lizard (Podarcis filfolensis) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae.

- Scientific name: *Podarcis filfolensis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: `urban` (Città e giardini), `farm` (Fattoria)
- iNaturalist observations: 1321
- Wikidata: [Q605475](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q605475)
- iNaturalist taxon: [35671](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/35671)

## Names

- en: Filfola Lizard
- de: Malta-Mauereidechse
- es: Lagartija de Malta
- fr: Lézard de Malte
- nl: Maltese muurhagedis
- pl: Murówka maltańska

## Countries with the most observations

MT (1142), IT (38)

## Summary

The filfola lizard or Maltese wall lizard (Podarcis filfolensis) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae.
It is found in Italy (in the Pelagian Islands) and in the island group of Malta.
Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rocky areas, rocky shores, arable land, pastureland, and rural gardens.

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

## Photo

![Filfola Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/filfola-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Francesco Cecere · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/8399997

## Machine access

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