The lizard Podarcis muralis nigriventris might not grow to a freakish size and smash everything in sight, but evolution has turned this lizard into the Incredible Hulk of sorts—green skin included.

The Italian wall lizard (Podarcis sicula) is a more cosmopolitan species than its name suggests.Native to the Italian Peninsula and Adriatic coast, the small lizard has been introduced worldwide ...

Russ writes: Podarcis sicula (Italian wall lizard) is native to Italy, and the nearby Mediterranean coast. It thrives in cities, and has probably been a human urban commensal for 2000 years. They ...

Among these the Aegean wall lizard, Podarcis erhardii, live on the dry stone walls that typify Greek island landscapes. Cat numbers reached 16.3 per square km, especially near human habitations with ...

Location: This study covers all the populations of the Balearic lizard, Podarcis lilfordi, present in its range of distribution at coastal islets of Menorca, Mallorca and Cabrera Archipelago. Methods: ...

image: The wall lizard (Podarcis muralis) that coexists with humans becomes habituated to them and takes refuge less and less as they approach. view more . Credit: Daniele Pelliteri-Rosa.

Eric Gangloff, an assistant professor of biological sciences, has been awarded a $473,000 National Science Foundation grant to support his ongoing research on podarcis muralis (the wall lizard's ...

Editor’s note: This story was updated April 17, 2017, to replace the previous image of a Podarcis muralis lizard with one that shows P. sicula, the species used in the study.

Lizards develop new 'love language' Animal chemical signals shift after only four generations Date: April 21, 2020 Source: Washington University in St. Louis ...

While studying common wall lizards (Podarcis muralis) across Europe, Feiner and her colleagues routinely dissect and examine developing lizard embryos and find most to be worm-free.