Lilford's Wall Lizard
The Lilford's Wall Lizard (Podarcis lilfordi) is a species of lizard in the Lacertidae family. It is endemic to the Balearic Islands, Spain.
Its natural habitats are temperate Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rocky areas, and rocky shores. Originally distributed throughout the Balearics, the introduction of alien species which started with the Romans has confined the species to the uninhabited islets around the major islands, almost each of it having developed a local subspecies.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
It is named after its discoverer Thomas Powys, 4th Baron Lilford a British aristocrat and ornithologist.
Subespecies
According to ENGELMANN et al. 1993 there are 27 subspecies:
- Podarcis lilfordi lilfordi (Günther, 1874). Found in the Aire islet, off the southeastern coast of Minorca.
- Podarcis lilfordi addayae (Eisentraut, 1928).
- Podarcis lilfordi balearica (Bedriaga, 1879).
- Podarcis lilfordi brauni (Müller, 1927). Found in Colom islet, off Minorca.
- Podarcis lilfordi carbonerae Perez Mellado & Salvador, 1988. Own to Carbonera islet, off Minorca.
- Podarcis lilfordi codrellensis Perez Mellado & Salvador, 1988. Own to Binicondrell islet, off the southern coast of Minorca.
- Podarcis lilfordi colomi (Salvador, 1980). Found in Colomer islet, off northeast Minorca.
- Podarcis lilfordi conejerae (Müller, 1927).
- Podarcis lilfordi espongicola (Salvador, 1979)
- Podarcis lilfordi estelicola (Salvador, 1979)
- Podarcis lilfordi fahrae (Müller, 1927)
- Podarcis lilfordi fenni (Eisentraut, 1928). Own to Sanitja islet, off northern Minorca.
- Podarcis lilfordi gigliolii (Bedriaga, 1879). In Dragonera islet, off north of Majorca.
- Podarcis lilfordi hartmanni (Wettstein, 1937)
- Podarcis lilfordi hospitalis
- Podarcis lilfordi imperialensis (Salvador, 1979)
- Podarcis lilfordi isletasi
- Podarcis lilfordi jordansi (Müller, 1927)
- Podarcis lilfordi kuligae (Müller, 1927)
- Podarcis lilfordi nigerrima (Salvador, 1979)
- Podarcis lilfordi planae (Müller, 1927)
- Podarcis lilfordi probae (Salvador, 1979)
- Podarcis lilfordi porrosicola Pérez Mellado & Salvador, 1988. Own to the Porros islet, north of Minorca.
- Podarcis lilfordi rodriquezi (Müller, 1927). Own to the Rey islet, in Mahon's harbour (Minorca).
- Podarcis lilfordi sargantanae (Eisentraut, 1928). Found in the islets located by the north coast of Majorca (Sargantana, Ravells, Bledes and Tusqueta).
- Podarcis lilfordi toronis (Hartmann, 1953)
- Podarcis lilfordi xapaticola (Salvador, 1979)
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