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Friday, 9 February 2024

29-4-2015 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - ANDALUSIAN WALL LIZARD (Podarcis vaucheri)


Podarcis vaucheri, the Andalusian wall lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to northern Africa and southern Spain.

The specific name, vaucheri, is in honor of Swiss botanist Henri Vaucher (1856–1910).

P. vaucheri is found in Algeria, Morocco, Spain, and Tunisia.[1]

The natural habitats of P. vaucheri are temperate forests, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rocky areas, pastureland, rural gardens, and urban areas, at altitudes from sea level to 3,100 m (10,200 ft).

P. vaucheri is oviparous.