| Madeira Wall Lizard | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Lacertilia |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Lacerta |
| Species: | L. dugesii |
| Binomial name | |
| Lacerta dugesii (Milne-Edwards, 1829) |
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The Madeira Wall Lizard (Lacerta dugesii) is a species of lizard in the Lacertidae family. It is endemic to Madeira Islands, Portugal. In the Azores this lizard has become naturalized after involuntary introduction by ship trade between the two archipelagos.
Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rocky areas, rocky shores, sandy shores, arable land, pastureland, plantations , rural gardens, and urban areas.
There is no stable taxonomy for the species Lacerta dugesii, Teira dugesii or Podarcis dugesii. There are more citations under Lacerta dugesii.