Common Wall Lizard
Podarcis muralis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyLacertidae (Wall Lizards)
- GenusPodarcis
- SpeciesPodarcis muralis (Common Wall Lizard)
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 8 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 9 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 10 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 12 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 13 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 14 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 15 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 16 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Wall Lizard in Olympic National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Common Wall Lizard sighting in Olympic National Park, based on 26 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Wall Lizard in Olympic National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Common Wall Lizard in Olympic National Park in our monthly data.