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''Podarcis'' is a genus of lizards. Its members look very similar to lizards of the genus ''Lacerta'', to which they were considered to belong until the 1970s. While similar externally and ecologically, ''Podarcis'' form a distinct group differing from ''Lacerta'' by the construction of the skull and the hemipenis, and by the processes of the caudal vertebrae. They are commonly known as wall lizards. They are native to Europe and northern Africa, and most species are restricted to the Mediterranean region. The Italian wall lizard and the common wall lizard have been introduced to North America. ==Classification== Genus ''Podarcis'' * Columbretes Wall Lizard, ''Podarcis atrata'' * Bocage's Wall Lizard, ''Podarcis bocagei'' * Carbonell's Wall Lizard, ''Podarcis carbonelli'' * Madeiran Wall Lizard, ''Podarcis dugesii'' * Erhard's Wall Lizard, ''Podarcis erhardii'' * Maltese Wall Lizard, ''Podarcis filfolensis'' * Skyros Wall Lizard, ''Podarcis gaigeae'' (formerly in ''P. taurica'') * Iberian Wall Lizard, ''Podarcis hispanica'' * Lilford's Wall Lizard, ''Podarcis lilfordi'' * * Ratas Island Lizard, ''Podarcis lilfordi rodriquezi'' (extinct, 1950) * Catalonian wall lizard, ''Podarcis liolepis'' * Dalmatian Wall Lizard, ''Podarcis melisellensis'' * Milos Wall Lizard, ''Podarcis milensis'' * Common or European wall lizard, ''Podarcis muralis'' * Peloponnese Wall Lizard, ''Podarcis peloponnesiaca'' * Ibiza Wall Lizard, ''Podarcis pityusensis'' * Aeolian Wall Lizard, ''Podarcis raffonei'' * Italian Wall Lizard, ''Podarcis sicula'' * * Santo Stefano Lizard, ''Podarcis sicula sanctistephani'' (extinct, 1965) * Balkan Wall Lizard, ''Podarcis tauricus'' * Tyrrhenian Wall Lizard, ''Podarcis tiliguerta'' * Andalusian Wall Lizard, ''Podarcis vaucheri'' * Sicilian Wall Lizard, ''Podarcis wagleriana'' The Moroccan Rock Lizard (''Teira perspicillata'') is also sometimes placed here. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Podarcis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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