Common Wall Lizard
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Common Wall Lizard

Podarcis muralis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Mercantour National Park
151 Verified records at Mercantour National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis) is a species of lizard with a large distribution in Europe and well-established introduced populations in North America, where it is also called the European wall lizard. It can grow to about 20 cm (7.9 in) in total length. The animal has shown variation in the places it has been introduced to. Fossils have been found in a cave in Greece dating to the early part of the Holocene. Wikipedia →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Common Wall Lizard sighting in Mercantour National Park, based on 151 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Mercantour National Park

Western Green Lizard
LC

Western Green Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Lacerta bilineata

40–50% · Possible
Sand Lizard
LC

Sand Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Lacerta agilis

10–20% · With luck
Ocellated Lizard
LC

Ocellated Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Timon lepidus

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
30–40
Feb
50–60
Mar
30–40
Apr
40–50
May
60–70
Jun
60–70
Jul
50–60
Aug
50–60
Sep
30–40
Oct
50–60
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
80–90%
2 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
80–90%
3 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
70–80%
4 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
70–80%
5 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
60–70%
6 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
60–70%
7 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
50–60%
8 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
40–50%
9 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
10 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
20–30%
11 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
12 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
13 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
Insufficient data
14 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
15 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
16 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Wall Lizard in Mercantour National Park?

About 56% of wildlife watchers report a Common Wall Lizard sighting in Mercantour National Park, based on 151 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Common Wall Lizard in Mercantour National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Common Wall Lizard in Mercantour National Park in our monthly data.

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