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Bocage's Wall Lizard
Podarcis bocagei
Bocage's wall lizard (Podarcis bocagei ) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to the Iberian Peninsula. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, sandy shores, rural gardens, and urban areas. The IUCN does not consider it to be threatened.
From the article Bocage's wall lizard on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Bocage's wall lizard grows to a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 7 cm (2.8 in), with a tail twice SVL. Males are larger than females. It is a sturdy lizard, somewhat flattened, and resembling Carbonell's wall lizard (Podarcis carbonelli). The dorsal surface is usually grey or yellowish-brown, but is sometimes green in males, copiously speckled with rows of dark markings. The flanks may be brownish or yellowish. The underparts are white, yellow, pink, or orange, but there are not any of the small blue spots along the edge of the belly which are often present in Carbonell's wall lizard.
Range & habitat
Bocage's wall lizard is found in northern Portugal and northwestern Spain as far southwards as the River Douro.
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
What it does
P. bocagei is oviparous. Sexually mature females lay 2–4 clutches of eggs each year. Clutch size varies from 2 to 9 eggs.
Wikipedia: “Reproduction”
In human culture
Both the specific name, bocagei, and the common name, Bocage's wall lizard, are in honor of Portuguese zoologist José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 35706.