A small brownish-grey Eurasian lizard which typically has black and white bars on the tail, frequently seen on walls and rocks.
壁蜥蜴，壁虎
Genus Podarcis, family Lacertidae: several species, in particular P. muralis
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State experts are unsure how many wall lizards are in the park, said Kacie Ehrenberger, a wildlife diversity staff specialist for the state.
I had initially sought out Dr. Burke for information of the wall lizards of West Philadelphia.
These handcrafted metal wall lizards make them an item of beauty in any room.
They are a tiny bit smaller than the eggs of a bee hummingbird and they certainly look like wall lizard eggs.
I found this small wall lizard by my garden door this August, quietly lapping up water from the sprinklers.
Only common wall lizards were found to be susceptible intermediate hosts.
In northern Europe all wall lizards are found associated with buildings and walls - they are real urban wildlife.
Although it's a wall lizard it doesn't like to climb to hunt its food.
In the 10th annual Running of the Lizards, these students - and anyone else who wanted to - caught and counted as many Italian wall lizards as they could.
These wall lizards grow up to about 15 cm - 19 cm long, of which more than 50% is tail.
The Iberian wall lizards prefer to dwell walls with only few holes - one can watch them staring out there.
Adult wall lizards linger in open areas near rocks and other large objects that serve as cover.
Of particular interest is the colony of wall lizards in Ventnor.
The wall lizard is an alien species introduced from southern Europe, where it is frequently seen running up and down the walls of buildings.