#1571 · 🦎 reptiles

Ibiza Wall Lizard

🇳🇱 Pityusenhagedis ·Podarcis pityusensis

ENendangered 🦎 Reptiles 📍 in Europe, not in NL

9 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

what is it?

The Ibiza wall lizard ( Podarcis pityusensis ) is a species of lizard in the Lacertidae family. It is most closely associated with the island of Eivissa, or Ibiza, in the Balearic Islands, but has become naturalised in parts of Spain.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 1,169iNaturalist observations
threat ENendangered

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
1,169 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.