Green Iberian Wall Lizard
Podarcis virescens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyLacertidae (Wall Lizards)
- GenusPodarcis
- SpeciesPodarcis virescens (Green Iberian Wall Lizard)
Closest Relatives at Sierra de Guadarrama National Park
Guadarrama Wall Lizard
Podarcis guadarramae
Common Wall Lizard
Podarcis muralis
Large Psammodromus
Psammodromus algirus
Cyren’s Rock Lizard
Iberolacerta cyreni
Ocellated Lizard
Timon lepidus
Iberian Emerald Lizard
Lacerta schreiberi
Spiny-footed Lizard
Acanthodactylus erythrurus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Green Iberian Wall Lizard in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Green Iberian Wall Lizard sighting in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Green Iberian Wall Lizard in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Green Iberian Wall Lizard in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park in our monthly data.