Greece / Milos archipelago (Milos, Kimolos, Polyaigos and Antimilos), the Ananes archipelago, Falkonera island and Velopoula island. 

Species:

Podarcis milensis  (BEDRIAGA, 1882)

Subspecies (3):

Podarcis milensis milensis  (BEDRIAGA, 1882)

Podarcis milensis adolfjordansi  (BUCHHOLZ, 1962)

Podarcis milensis gerakuniae  (MÜLLER, 1938)

Synonyms:

Lacerta muralis fusca var. milensis  BEDRIAGA, 1882

Podarcis milensis  ENGELMANN et al, 1993

Common names:

Milos Wall Lizard (English)
Milos-Mauereidechse (German)
Γουστέρα της Μήλου (Greek)

Types:

milensis: Types: BMNH 1946.9.1.59-60

adolfjordansi: Holotype: ZFMK 1854, paratypes in ZFMK and ZMB

gerakuniae: Holotype: lost, was ZSM (SLM) 2409, male, collected by H. Schweizer, 05.1935. Apparently the whole type series is lost at ZSM fide Franzen & Glaw 2007

Terra Typica:

milensis: Milos Island (Southwestern Cyclades).

adolfjordansi: Ananes Island (SW of Milos).

gerakuniae: Gerakúnia Island, northwestern. from Erimomilos, Cyclades.


Relevant taxonomic literature:

  • Bedriaga, J. von (1882) -  Die Amphibien und Reptilien Griechlands. 195 pp. -  Moscow, 1882  

  • Psonis, N. & Antoniou, A. & Kukushkin, O. & Jablonski, D. & Petrov, B. & Crnobrnja-Isailovic, J. & Sotiropoulos, K. & Gherghel, I. & Lymberakis, P. & Poulakakis, N. (2017) -  Hidden diversity in the Podarcis tauricus (Sauria, Lacertidae) species subgroup in the light of multilocus phylogeny and species delimitation. -  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 106: 6-17.     

  • Psonis, N. & Antoniou, A. & Karameta, E. & Leaché, A.D. & Kotsakiozi, P. & Darriba, D. & Kozlov, A. & Stamatakis, A. & Poursanidis, D. & Kukushkin, O. & Jablonski, D. & Crnobrnja–Isailović, J. & Gherghel, I. & Lymberakis, P. & Poulakakis, N. (2018) -  Resolving complex phylogeographic patterns in the Balkan Peninsula using closely related wall-lizard species as a model system. -  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 125: 100-115.    

 
 

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Podarcis milensis: 55  pictures (see subspecies level)

 
 
 

Podarcis milensis milensis  © 2005 Benny Trapp