Podarcis

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Podarcis
Temporal range: 2.58?0  Ma Pleistocene ? Recent [1]
Common wall lizard, Podarcis muralis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Podarcis
Wagler, 1830 [2] [3] [4]

Podarcis is a genus of lizards in the family Lacertidae . Its members look very similar to lizards of the genus Lacerta , to which they were considered to belong until the 1970s. While similar externally and ecologically, Podarcis form a distinct group differing from Lacerta by the construction of the skull and the hemipenis , and by the processes of the caudal vertebrae. [5] They are commonly known as wall lizards. They are native to Europe and northern Africa , and most species are restricted to the Mediterranean region. Wall lizards diversified and hybridized during the Messinian salinity crisis . [6] The Italian wall lizard and the common wall lizard have been introduced to North America , where they have become intermediate hosts for some Acuariidae larvae. [7]

Species and subspecies [ edit ]

The genus Podarcis contains the following 27 species which are recognized as being valid. [3] A few of the many recognized subspecies are also listed here.

Nota bene : A binomial authority or trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species or subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Podarcis .

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ Bover, Pere (2014). "The Cova des Pas de Vallgornera (Llucmajor, Mallorca): a singular deposit bearing an exceptional well preserved Early Pleistocene vertebrate fauna" . International Journal of Speleology . 43 (2): 175?192. doi : 10.5038/1827-806X.43.2.6 .
  2. ^ " Podarcis ". ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
  3. ^ a b Genus Podarcis at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
  4. ^ " Podarcis ". Dahms Tierleben . www.dahmstierleben.de.
  5. ^ Wendler, Gunter Diesener ; Josef Reichholf. Hrsg. von Gunter Steinbach. Ill. von Fritz (1996). Lurche und Kriechtiere (Neue, bearb. Sonderausg. ed.). Munchen: Mosaik-Verl. ISBN   3-576-10697-9 . {{ cite book }} : CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link )
  6. ^ Schuster, Ruth (2021-05-19). "Why Wall Lizards Are the Most Successful Reptile in the Mediterranean" . Haaretz . Haaretz English Edition . Retrieved 2021-05-20 .
  7. ^ Burke, Russell L.; Goldberg, Stephen R.; Bursey, Charles R.; Perkins, Susan L.; Andreadis, Paul T. (2007). "Depauperate Parasite Faunas in Introduced Populations of Podarcis (Squamata: Lacertidae) Lizards in North America" . Journal of Herpetology . 41 (4): 755?757. doi : 10.1670/07-023.1 . JSTOR   40060472 . S2CID   86797774 . Retrieved 2021-05-20 .

Further reading [ edit ]

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  • Wagler J (1830). Naturliches System der AMPHIBIEN, mit vorangehender Classification der SAUGTHIERE und VOGEL. Ein Beitrag zur vergleichenden Zoologie. Munich, Stuttgart and Tubingen: J.G. Cotta. vi + 354 pp. + one plate. ( Podarcis , new genus, p. 155). (in German and Latin).
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