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Bocage's Wall Lizard

Podarcis bocagei

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Spain.January 67, February 168, March 244, April 332, May 301, June 218, July 204, August 202, September 165, October 133, November 79, December 62.
Spain2,175
Galicia1,984
Portugal1,321
PORTO636
BRAGA361
VIANA DO CASTELO248
Principado de Asturias133
VILA REAL60
Castilla y León58
AVEIRO16

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassReptiles · Reptilia
OrderSnakes and Lizards · Squamata
FamilyWall Lizards · Lacertidae
GenusPodarcis

Sources

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