Podarcis siculus (Berthold 1840) – Murówka włoska – Italian wall lizard

Information in Alien Species in Poland database are purely scientific and not legally binding.

Status

The species is alien in whole area of its current or past occurrence in Poland

Currently present in the environment

No data available to assess invasiveness in Poland

Occurrence

Map of occurrence

Areas on the map correspond to pemanent occurrence of the species. Points on the map indicate introduction places and/or single records of the species; they do not always correspond to current presence of the species in a given locality.

Information that could update the map of occurence of the species can be sent to ias@iop.krakow.pl

References

• Kolenda K., Kowalik C., Kusmierek N., Starzecka A., Skawiński T. 2022. Current distribution and introduction routes of Podarcis lizards into Poland 21st European Congress of Herpetology: Belgrade Program & Book of Abstracts link
• Kowalik C., Skawiński T., Boesl D., Celiński D., Jablonski D., Kolenda K. 2024. Tracking the origin and current distribution of wall lizards (Podarcis spp.) in Poland Amphibia-Reptilia 1(aop): 1-15. link

Life form: Reptile

Phylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae

Scientific synonyms: Lacerta hieroglyphica Berthold 1840; Podarcis sicula hieroglyphica Cevik 1999

Polish synonyms: Jaszczurka sycylijska

English synonyms: Istanbul lizard; Ruin lizard