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title: "Dalmatian Wall Lizard"
description: "Podarcis melisellensis — Répteis. The Dalmatian wall lizard (Podarcis melisellensis) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/dalmatian-wall-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Dalmatian Wall Lizard

> Podarcis melisellensis — Répteis. The Dalmatian wall lizard (Podarcis melisellensis) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae.

- Scientific name: *Podarcis melisellensis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `farm` (Quinta)
- iNaturalist observations: 2529
- Wikidata: [Q376371](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q376371)
- iNaturalist taxon: [35710](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/35710)

## Names

- en: Dalmatian Wall Lizard
- de: Adriatische Mauereidechse
- es: Lagarto de Pared Dálmata
- fr: Lézard de l'Adriatique
- nl: Karsthagedis
- pl: Murówka adriatycka

## Countries with the most observations

HR (1927), ME (193), BA (132), IT (47), SI (45), AL (15)

## Summary

The Dalmatian wall lizard (Podarcis melisellensis) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. It is found in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy, Serbia, Montenegro, and Slovenia. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rocky areas, and pastureland.
Dalmatian wall lizards grow up to 65 mm (2.6 in) in snout–vent length. Tail is about twice as long as the body. Female lizards lay 2–8 eggs. Juveniles are about 25 mm (0.98 in) in snout–vent length upon hatching.
These lizards display three ventral color morphs: yellow, orange and white. A male that is an orange…

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Marino Linić · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/117560473

## Machine access

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