Skyros Wall Lizard
| Skyros Wall Lizard | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Podarcis |
| Species: | P. gaigeae |
| Binomial name | |
| Podarcis gaigeae (Werner, 1930) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Podarcis erhardii gaigeae (Werner, 1930) | |
The Skyros Wall Lizard (Podarcis gaigeae) is a species of lizard in the Lacertidae family. It is endemic to the island of Skyros, Greece but the subspecies Podarcis gaigeae weigandi is found on the island of Piperi. The Skyros wall lizard exhibits island gigantism on small islets surrounding Skyros [1]. The Skyros wall lizard also exhibits a throat color polymorphy with six different throat color morphs that are expressed in both females and males [2].
Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rocky areas, and rocky shores. It is threatened by habitat loss [3].
Source
1. Runemark, A. 2012. Island biogeography and population divergence in the Skyros wall lizard. Doctoral thesis, Lund University, Lund. http://www.lu.se/o.o.i.s?id=12588&postid=2518407
2. Runemark A., Hansson B., Pafilis P., Valakos E.D. and Svensson, E.I. 2010. Island biology and morphological divergence of the Skyros wall lizard Podarcis gaigeae: a combined role for local selection and genetic drift on color morph frequency divergence? BMC Evol. Biol. 10:269. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/269
3. Lymberakis, P. 2005. Podarcis gaigeae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.