Reptile
Common wall lizard
Podarcis muralis · Lacertidae
Best monthsApr–Junmost records
Records424,501in 34 countries
Most seen inFrance260,162 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Common wall lizard in brief
The common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis) is a reptile of the Lacertidae family — species of reptile.
Across the 34 countries we cover it has 424,501 published records, most of them from France, Germany and Italy. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in April, May and June and fall to their lowest in January and December.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
France260,162 records · best May, Apr
Germany37,717 records · best Aug, Apr
Italy24,886 records · best Jul, Aug
Switzerland24,794 records · best Apr, Jun
Netherlands16,965 records · best Aug, Sep
Austria16,170 records · best May, Apr
Spain15,998 records · best Aug, Jul
Luxembourg6,938 records · best Aug, Sep
Canada5,660 records · best Aug, Apr
United Kingdom2,021 records · best Jul, Aug
Slovenia1,998 records · best Aug, Jul
Greece1,799 records · best May, Jun
Croatia1,734 records · best Jul, Aug
Hungary1,057 records · best May, Aug
Belgium941 records · best May, Jun
Bulgaria910 records · best May, Jul
Serbia775 records · best Sep, Jun
Romania727 records · best Jul, Aug
Czechia537 records · best Apr, Oct
Montenegro530 records · best May, Jun
Albania525 records · best Jul, May
Andorra370 records · best Aug, Jul
North Macedonia334 records · best May, Jun
Bosnia and Herzegovina214 records · best Aug, Apr
Slovakia195 records · best Aug, May
Türkiye143 records · best Apr, Jun
Liechtenstein107 records · best Apr, Jul
Denmark88 records · best Aug, Jun
Kosovo78 records · best Jun, May
Monaco55 records · best Aug, Sep
Poland39 records · best Aug, Jun
Ukraine17 records · best Sep, Jan
San Marino16 records · best Aug, Sep
Finland1 records · best May, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
All reptilesMore of the Lacertidae family
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