Species:

Podarcis liolepis  (BOULENGER, 1905)

Subspecies (4):

Podarcis liolepis liolepis  (BOULENGER, 1905)

Podarcis liolepis atratus  (BOSCÁ, 1916)

Podarcis liolepis cebennensis  (GENIEZ & GUILLAUME, 1986)

Podarcis liolepis sebastiani  (KLEMMER, 1964)

Synonyms:

Lacerta oxycephala var. hispanica  STEINDACHNER, 1870

Lacerta muralis atrata  BOSCÁ, 1916

Podarcis hispanica  ENGELMANN et al, 1993

Podarcis hispanica type 3  MONTORI et al, 2005

Podarcis hispanica NE type  PINHO et al, 2008

Common names:

Catalonian Wall Lizard (English)
Katalonische Mauereidechse (German)
Lézard Catalan (French)

Types:

liolepis: Syntypes: BMNH 1946.9.1.33-35

atratus:

cebennensis: Syntypes: MNHN-RA 1986.0966-0970, MNHN-RA 1986.0971-0973 and MNHN-RA 1986.0974-0977

sebastiani: Holotype: SMF 59995

Terra Typica:

liolepis: Valencia, southeast coast of Spain.

atratus: Les Ferreres, Columbretes Archipelago, Spain.

cebennensis: Mandagout, Cevennen, SW France.

sebastiani: Mt. Urgull (off San Sebastian, The Basque Country, Spain.

Relevant taxonomic literature:

• Boulenger, G.A. (1905) -  Balearic Islands -  In: “A contribution to the knowledge of the varieties of the Wall-Lizard (Lacerta muralis) in western Europe and North Africa”. - Transactions of the Zoological Society of London, 17: 369-376.     

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• Renoult, J.P. & Geniez, P. & Bacquet, P. & Guillaume, C.P. & Crochet, P.A. (2010) -  Systematics of the Podarcis hispanicus-complex (Sauria, Lascertidae) II: the valid name of the north-eastern Spanish form. -  Zootaxa, 2500: 58-68.    

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  Recent genetic works have suggested that the Iberian wall lizard Podarcis hispanicus (Steindachner, 1870) sensu lato is in fact a species complex. Several forms have already been elevated to species rank, including the north-eastern Spanish form alternatively named Podarcis atratus (Boscá, 1916) or P. liolepis (Boulenger, 1905) in different works. However, a recent study has demonstrated that the province of Valencia, where most individuals of the type series of Lacerta muralisvar. liolepis Boulenger, 1905 originate from, is inhabited by populations that are conspecific with the north-eastern Spanish form. Consequently the nomen liolepis has precedence over atratus to designate the north-eastern species of the P. hispanicus complex which should thus bear the name Podarcis liolepis.