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title: "Balearenhagedis"
description: "Podarcis lilfordi — Reptielen. Lilford's wall lizard (Podarcis lilfordi) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/lilford-s-wall-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Balearenhagedis

> Podarcis lilfordi — Reptielen. Lilford's wall lizard (Podarcis lilfordi) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae.

- Scientific name: *Podarcis lilfordi*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 712
- Wikidata: [Q2516039](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2516039)
- iNaturalist taxon: [35637](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/35637)

## Names

- en: Lilford's Wall Lizard
- de: Balearen-Eidechse
- es: Lagartija Balear
- fr: Lézard Des Baléares
- nl: Balearenhagedis
- pl: Murówka Lilforda

## Countries with the most observations

ES (682)

## Summary

Lilford's wall lizard (Podarcis lilfordi) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to the Gymnesian Islands, the easternmost of the Balearic Islands, Spain. There are 27 subspecies that are recognized as being valid.
Its natural habitats are temperate Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rocky areas, and rocky shores. Originally distributed throughout the Gymnesians including the main islands of Mallorca and Menorca, the introduction of alien species which started with the Romans has confined the species to the uninhabited islets around the major islands, on almost each of which a…

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

## Photo

![Balearenhagedis](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lilford-s-wall-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Stephen Matthews · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/323433402

## Machine access

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