Podarcis cretensis
| Cretan wall lizard | |
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| Cretan wall lizard in Elafonisi, Crete | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Lacertoidea |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Podarcis |
| Species: | P. cretensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Podarcis cretensis (Wettstein, 1952) | |
| Synonyms | |
| Lacerta erhardii cretensis Wettstein, 1952 | |
Podarcis cretensis, the Cretan wall lizard, is a species of lacertid lizard endemic to Crete (including its satellite islands).[1][2][3]
Until 2008, these lizards were considered a subspecies of Podarcis erhardii.[2] Genetic analysis, however, revealed that it is a separate species closely related to Podarcis peloponnesiacus.[3][4]
References
- ^ a b Bowles, P. (2024). "Podarcis cretensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T157252A207654264. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ a b Podarcis cretensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 June 2017.
- ^ a b Lymberakis, P.; Poulakakis, N.; Kaliontzopoulou, A.; Valakos, E.; Mylonas, M. (2008). "Two new species of Podarcis (Squamata; Lacertidae) from Greece". Systematics and Biodiversity. 6 (3): 307–318. doi:10.1017/S1477200008002727.
- ^ Birgit Oefinger; Peter Oefinger. "Podarcis cretensis / Cretan Wall Lizard". The reptile pages of Birgit & Peter Oefinger. Retrieved 30 June 2017.