Peloponnese wall lizard
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Peloponnese wall lizard ( Podarcis peloponnesiacus ) |
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The Peloponnese wall lizard ( Podarcis peloponnesiacus ) is the largest species of lizard in the genus of wall lizards . It can only be found in the Peloponnese in Greece .
features
The Peloponnese wall lizard is the largest species of wall lizard and reaches a total length of 22 to 27 centimeters. Their body reaches 6 to 8.5 centimeters and their tail about twice as long. Their backs are usually brownish and greenish in the males and, especially in the females, clearly striped lengthways. The species usually has two to four back stripes and several dark longitudinal bands, but it can also occur without a mark. In addition, it often has striking blue shields on the edge of the abdomen and on the flanks. The ventral side is whitish, orange or red and not marked.
habitat
They can only be found in the Peloponnese in Greece. They live in flat and mountainous areas up to about 1,600 meters above sea level, mainly on dry and stony areas, in olive groves as well as in uninhabited buildings and on roadsides.
Way of life
The lizards are diurnal and live almost exclusively on the ground.
literature
- Axel Kwet: Reptiles and Amphibians of Europe. Kosmos, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-440-10237-8 , p. 176.
Web links
- Podarcis peloponnesiacus in The Reptile Database
- Photos of the Peloponnese wall lizard on www.herp.it
- Podarcis peloponnesiacus inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Posted by: Wolfgang Böhme, Petros Lymberakis, 2008. Accessed January 31, 2014.