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Podarcis (Wall lizards)

Reptilia - Lacertidae

Taxonomy
Podarcis was named by Wagler (1830). It is extant.

It was assigned to Lacertidae by Frank and Ramus (1996).

Species
P. hispanica, P. muralis, P. tiliguerta
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. lilfordi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1830Podarcis Wagler
1996Podarcis Frank and Ramus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
—Episquamata
superfamilyLacertoideaCamp 1923
familyLacertidaeBonaparte 1831
genusPodarcisWagler 1830

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Podarcis Wagler 1830 [Wall lizards]
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Podarcis hispanica Steindachner 1870 [Iberian wall lizard]
Podarcis muralis Laurenti 1768 [Common wall lizard]
†Podarcis tiliguerta Gmelin 1789
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:45:04
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:45:04
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 2.58800 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.781 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781Spain (Majorca (Mallorca)) Podarcis sp. (68813)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Spain (Mallorca) Podarcis lilfordi (214536)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (Palencia) Podarcis sp. (205284)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (Granada) Lacerta sp. (34985)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129France (Corse) Podarcis tiliguerta (69062)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Italy (Sardinia) Podarcis sp. (51483 51504 51505 51551)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117France (Corse) Podarcis tiliguerta (215362)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Italy (Sardinia) Podarcis sp. (51552 51553)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Peloponnesus) Podarcis sp. (184245)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Spain (Columbretes Islands) Podarcis sp. (230766)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Greece (Attica) Podarcis taurica, Podarcis muralis (183130)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0France (Corse) Podarcis tiliguerta (215365 215376 215378)