Cretan wall lizard, Podarcis cretensis

Photo taken Locality: Greece, Crete, Chania, Akrotiri peninsula
Photo taken by:
Trichas, A.
Photo taken date:
March 2013

Cretan wall lizard

Scaled Reptiles

Reptiles

Animals

Vertebrates

Photo of the Cretan wall lizard, Podarcis cretensis, which is endemic to the island of Crete, Greece. Populations can vary quite extensively in size and colouration. They live in areas with shrubs and bushes, though they prefer rocks and stone walls.