#1599 · 🦎 reptiles
Western Psammodromus
🇳🇱 West-Iberische Zandloper ·Psammodromus occidentalis
10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences
- 1. © Luís Lourenço · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
- 2. © Pascal Dubois · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 3. © ingwephil · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 4. © Helio Batista · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 5. Faro, PT:© Thijs Valkenburg · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 6. Portugal:© Axel Gosseries · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 7. Portugal:© antonio_goncalves · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 8. Portugal:© stump & twig · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 9. Portugal:© Wouter Beukema · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 10. Portugal:© Luís Lourenço · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
what is it?
Psammodromus occidentalis is a species of lizards in the family Lacertidae. It is found in Spain and Portugal.
base stats
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.
- 498 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
fact sheet
- English
- Western Psammodromus
- Nederlands
- West-Iberische Zandloper
- scientific name
- Psammodromus occidentalis
- class
- Reptilia
- order
- Squamata
- family
- Lacertidae
- IUCN Red List
- LC · least concern
- sightings in NL
- 0
- sightings in Europe
- 450
- sightings worldwide
- 498
- GBIF records in NL
- 0
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.
relatives· Lacertidae
#1473 📷 10Sand Lizard
🇳🇱 Zandhagedis
Lacerta agilis
LC 👀 833 in NL
#1476 📷 10Viviparous Lizard
🇳🇱 Levendbarende hagedis
Zootoca vivipara
LC 👀 357 in NL
#1479 📷 7Common Wall Lizard
🇳🇱 Muurhagedis
Podarcis muralis
LC 👀 103 in NL
#1487 📷 9Italian Wall Lizard
🇳🇱 Ruïnehagedis
Podarcis siculus
LC 👀 1 in NL
#1503 📷 9Western Green Lizard
🇳🇱 Westelijke Smaragdhagedis
Lacerta bilineata
LC 🌍 24.4k seen
#1507 📷 10Large Psammodromus
🇳🇱 Algerijnse Zandloper
Psammodromus algirus
LC 🌍 15.7k seen
#1510 📷 8Green Lizard
🇳🇱 Oostelijke Smaragdhagedis
Lacerta viridis
LC 🌍 14.2k seen
#1522 📷 8Ocellated Lizard
🇳🇱 Parelhagedis
Timon lepidus
LC 🌍 9.5k seen
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 144085, Wikidata Q3409407, GBIF 7416224, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.