Podarcis vaucheri

Podarcis vaucheri
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Lacertidae
Genus:	Podarcis
Species:	P. vaucheri
Binomial name
	Podarcis vaucheri; (Boulenger, 1905)
Synonyms
	Lacerta muralis Var. vaucheri; Boulenger, 1905; Lacerta (Podarcis) bocagei vaucheri; — Mertens & L. Müller, 1940; Lacerta hispanica vaucheri; — Klemmer, 1959; Podarcis hispanica vaucheri; — Arnold, 1973; Podarcis vaucheri; — Oliverio et al., 2000;

Last updated March 04, 2021

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.

Etymology

The specific name, vaucheri, is in honor of Swiss botanist Henri Vaucher (1856–1910).^[3]

Geographic range

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

Habitat

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).^[1]

Reproduction

P. vaucheri is oviparous.^[2]

Conservation status

P. vaucheri is not considered a threatened species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).^[1]

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References

1 2 3 4 Mateo JA, Cheylan M, Nouira MS, Joger U, Sá-Sousa P, Pérez Mellado V, Martinez Solano I (2009). Podarcis vaucheri. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009. Downloaded on 01 October 2020.
1 2 Species Podarcis vaucheri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Podarcis vaucheri, p. 273).