Podarcis siculus (RAFINESQUE-SCHMALTZ, 1810)
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Higher Taxa | Lacertidae, Lacertinae, Sauria, Lacertoidea, Squamata (lizards) |
Subspecies | Podarcis siculus aemiliani CAPOLONGO 1984 Podarcis siculus albiventris BONAPARTE 1838 Podarcis siculus amparoae CAPOLONGO 1979 Podarcis siculus astorgae (MERTENS 1937) Podarcis siculus bagnolensis (MERTENS 1937) Podarcis siculus bolei (BRELIH 1961) Podarcis siculus calabra (TADDEI 1949) Podarcis siculus calabresiae (TADDEI 1949) Podarcis siculus campana (TADDEI 1949) Podarcis siculus campestris (DE BETTA 1857) Podarcis siculus caporiaccoi (TADDEI 1949) Podarcis siculus catanensis (TADDEI 1949) Podarcis siculus cattaroi (TADDEI 1950) Podarcis siculus cerbolensis (TADDEI 1949) Podarcis siculus ciclopica (TADDEI 1949) Podarcis siculus coeruleus (EIMER 1872) Podarcis siculus dupinici (RADOVANOVIC 1956) Podarcis siculus fasciatus (RADOVANOVIC 1956) Podarcis siculus fiumanoideus (BRELIH 1963) Podarcis siculus flavigulus (MERTENS 1937) Podarcis siculus gallensis (EIMER 1881) Podarcis siculus hadzii (BRELIH 1961) Podarcis siculus hieroglyphicus (BERTHOLD 1840) Podarcis siculus insularum (MERTENS 1937) Podarcis siculus klemmeri (LANZA & CAPOLONGO 1972) Podarcis siculus laganjensis (RADOVANOVIC 1956) Podarcis siculus massinei (MERTENS 1961) Podarcis siculus medemi (MERTENS 1942) Podarcis siculus mediofasciatus (RADOVANOVIC 1959) Podarcis siculus muelleri (TADDEI 1949) Podarcis siculus monaconensis (EIMER 1881) Podarcis siculus nikolici (BRELIH 1961) Podarcis siculus parkeri (MERTENS 1926) Podarcis siculus paulae (LANZA, ADRIANI & ROMITI 1971) Podarcis siculus pirosoensis (MERTENS 1937) Podarcis siculus polenci (BRELIH 1961) Podarcis siculus premudanus (RADOVANOVIC 1959) Podarcis siculus premudensis (RADOVANOVIC 1959) Podarcis siculus pretneri (BRELIH 1961) Podarcis siculus radovanovici (BRELIH 1961) Podarcis siculus ragusae (WETTSTEIN 1931) Podarcis siculus roberti (TADDEI 1949) Podarcis siculus salfii (LANZA 1954) Podarcis siculus samogradi (RADOVANOVIC 1956) Podarcis siculus sanctinicolai (TADDEI 1949) Podarcis siculus sanctistephani (MERTENS 1926) Podarcis siculus scopelicus (TADDEI 1950) Podarcis siculus siculus (RAFINESQUE-SCHMALTZ 1810) Podarcis siculus strombolensis (TADDEI 1949) Podarcis siculus tyrrhenicus (MERTENS 1932) Podarcis siculus vesseljuchi (RADOVANOVIC 1959) Podarcis siculus zeii (BRELIH 1961) |
Common Names | E: Italian Wall Lizard G: Ruineneidechse Croatian: primorska gušterica Italian: lucertola campestre |
Synonym | Lacerta sicula RAFINESQUE-SCHMALTZ 1810: 8 Lacerta serpa SCHREIBER Lacerta muralis elegans EIMER 1874 Lacerta muralis parkeri MERTENS 1926 Lacerta sicula mertensi WETTSTEIN 1931 Lacerta serpa — RADOVANOVIC 1941: 154 Lacerta muralis joachini-murati TADDEI 1949: 248 (fide LANZA 1952: 70) Lacerta sicula — RIMPP 1979 Podarcis sicula — CONANT & COLLINS 1991: 117 Podarcis sicula — ENGELMANN et al 1993 Podarcis sicula — CROTHER 2000 Podarcis siculus — BÖHME & KÖHLER 2005 Podarcis siculus — KEROGLIDOU et al. 2024 Podarcis siculus aemiliani CAPOLONGO 1984 Podarcis sicula aemiliani CAPOLONGO 1984: 197 Podarcis siculus albiventris BONAPARTE 1838 Podarcis muralis albiventris BONAPARTE 1838: 100 (BHL) Podarcis muralis var. albiventris — BOULENGER 1920: 208 Podarcis siculus albiventris — HENLE & KLAVER 1996 Podarcis siculus amparoae CAPOLONGO 1979 Podarcis sicula amparoae — HENLE & KLAVER 1986: 300 Podarcis siculus astorgae (MERTENS 1937) Lacerta sicula astorgae MERTENS 1937: 333 Lacerta sicula astorgae — TADDEI 1950: 149 Podarcis sicula astorgae — HENLE & KLAVER 1986: 304 Podarcis siculus astorgae — TIEDEMANN et al. 1994 Podarcis siculus bagnolensis (MERTENS 1937) Lacerta sicula bagnolensis MERTENS 1937: 332 Podarcis sicula bagnolensis — HENLE 1980 Podarcis sicula bagnolensis — HENLE & KLAVER 1986: 304 Podarcis siculus bolei (BRELIH 1961) Lacerta sicula bolei BRELIH 1961: 78 Podarcis sicula bolei — HENLE & KLAVER 1986: 303 Podarcis siculus calabra (TADDEI 1949) Lacerta sicula calabra TADDEI 1949: 219 Podarcis siculus calabresiae (TADDEI 1949) Lacerta sicula calabresiae TADDEI 1949: 26 Podarcis sicula calabresiae — HENLE & KLAVER 1986: 302 Podarcis siculus campana (TADDEI 1949) Lacerta sicula campana TADDEI 1949: 220 Podarcis siculus campestris DE BETTA 1857 Lacerta muralis var. campestris DE BETTA 1857: 152 Lacerta muralis pelagosae BEDRIAGA 1886: 212 Lacerta serpa var. adriatica WERNER 1902: 386 Lacerta serpa var. Pelagosae SCHREIBER 1912 Lacerta serpa var. cazzae SCHREIBER 1912 Podarcis muralis var. campestris — BOULENGER 1920: 193 Lacerta serpa kolombatovici KARAMAN 1928: 138 Lacerta sicula campestris — MERTENS 1932: 242 Lacerta sicula cazzae — MERTENS 1934: 97 Lacerta sicula pelagosae — TADDEI 1949: 235 Lacerta sicula campestris — TADDEI 1949: 238 Lacerta sicula adriatica — TADDEI 1949: 266 Lacerta sicula cazzae — TADDEI 1950: 149 Lacerta sicula campestris — TADDEI 1950: 148 Lacerta sicula kurtklari SOCHUREK 1956 (fide lacerta.de) Lacerta sicula pohlibensis RADOVANOVIC 1970: 61 Podarcis sicula campestris — ENTZEROTH 1982 Podarcis sicula adriatica — HENLE & KLAVER 1986: 302 Podarcis sicula kolombatovici — HENLE & KLAVER 1986: 304 Podarcis sicula pelagosae — HENLE & KLAVER 1986: 302 Podarcis sicula pohlibensis — HENLE & KLAVER 1986: 304 Podarcis sicula pelagosae — TIEDEMANN et al. 1994 Podarcis sicula campestris — SEHNAL & SCHUSTER 1999 Podarcis sicula campestris — MAYER & PODNAR 2002 Podarcis sicula campestris — GEBHART 2011 Podarcis sicula campestris — FISCHER 2017 Podarcis sicula campestris — ISKENDEROV et al. 2020 Podarcis siculus campestris — SÄMANN et al. 2023 Podarcis siculus caporiaccoi (TADDEI 1949) Lacerta sicula caporiaccoi TADDEI 1949: 25 Podarcis sicula caporiaccoi — HENLE & KLAVER 1986: 302 Podarcis siculus catanensis (TADDEI 1949) Lacerta sicula catanensis TADDEI 1949: 216 Podarcis siculus cattaroi (TADDEI 1950) Lacerta sicula cattaroi TADDEI 1950: 154 Podarcis sicula cattaroi — HENLE & KLAVER 1986: 302 Podarcis siculus cerbolensis (TADDEI 1949) Lacerta sicula cerbolensis TADDEI 1949: 28 Podarcis siculus ciclopica (TADDEI 1949) Lacerta sicula ciclopica TADDEI 1949: 224 Podarcis sicula ciclopica — HENLE & KLAVER 1986: 300 Podarcis siculus coeruleus (EIMER 1872) Lacerta muralis coerulea EIMER 1874 Lacerta faraglionensis BEDRIAGA 1874 Lacerta sicula coerulea — TADDEI 1949: 227 Podarcis sicula coerulea — HENLE & KLAVER 1986: 300 Podarcis siculus dupinici (RADOVANOVIC 1956) Lacerta sicula dupinici RADOVANOVIC 1956: 42 Podarcis sicula dupinici — HENLE & KLAVER 1986: 304 Podarcis sicula dupinici — TIEDEMANN et al. 1994 Podarcis siculus fasciatus (RADOVANOVIC 1956) Lacerta sicula fasciata RADOVANOVIC 1956: 49 Podarcis siculus fiumanoideus (BRELIH 1963) Lacerta sicula fiumanoidea BRELIH 1963: 110 Podarcis sicula fiumanoidea — HENLE & KLAVER 1986: 304 Podarcis siculus flavigulus (MERTENS 1937) Lacerta sicula flavigula MERTENS 1937: 336 Podarcis sicula flavigula — HENLE & KLAVER 1986: 304 Podarcis sicula flavigula — TIEDEMANN et al. 1994 Podarcis siculus gallensis (EIMER 1881) Lacerta sicula gallensis — MERTENS 1934: 97 Lacerta sicula gallensis — TADDEI 1949: 227 Lacerta sicula gallensis — MERTENS 1961: 33 Podarcis sicula gallensis — HENLE & KLAVER 1986: 300 Podarcis siculus hadzii (BRELIH 1961) Lacerta sicula hadžii BRELIH 1961: 90 Podarcis sicula hadzii — HENLE & KLAVER 1986: 304 Podarcis siculus hieroglyphica (BERTHOLD 1840) Lacerta hieroglyphica — BERTHOLD 1840 Lacerta hieroglyphica — BERTHOLD 1846: 14 Lacerta serpa var. hieroglyphica — WERNER 1905 Podarcis muralis var. hieroglyphica — BOULENGER 1920: 208 Lacerta sicula hieroglyphica – BIRD 1936 Lacerta hieroglyphica — MERTENS & MÜLLER 1940 Podarcis sicula hieroglyphica – CEVIK 1999 Podarcis siculus hieroglyphicus — BÖHME & KÖHLER 2005 (by implication) Podarcis siculus hieroglyphica — KAYA & ÖZULUG 2017 Podarcis siculus insularum (MERTENS 1937) Lacerta sicula insularum MERTENS 1937: 334 Lacerta sicula insularum — TADDEI 1950: 150 Podarcis sicula insularum — HENLE & KLAVER 1986: 302 Podarcis sicula insularum — TIEDEMANN et al. 1994: 47 Podarcis sicula insularum — MAYER & PODNAR 2002 Podarcis siculus insularum — GEMEL et al. 2019 Podarcis siculus klemmeri (LANZA & CAPOLONGO 1972) Lacerta sicula klemmeri LANZA & CAPOLONGO 1972 Podarcis sicula klemmeri — HENLE & KLAVER 1986: 300 Podarcis siculus laganjensis (RADOVANOVIC 1956) Lacerta sicula laganjensis RADOVANOVIC 1956: 46 Podarcis sicula laganjensis — HENLE & KLAVER 1986: 304 Podarcis sicula laganjensis — TIEDEMANN et al. 1994: 47 Podarcis siculus lanzai (MERTENS 1967) Lacerta sicula lanzai MERTENS 1967: 131 Podarcis sicula lanzai — HENLE & KLAVER 1986: 300 Podarcis siculus latastei (BEDRIAGA 1879) Lacerta muralis var. latastei BEDRIAGA 1879: 209 Lacerta sicula latastei — TADDEI 1949: 231 Lacerta sicula latastei — MERTENS 1967: 130 Podarcis siculus massinei (MERTENS 1961) Lacerta sicula massinei MERTENS 1961: 34 Podarcis sicula massinei — HENLE & KLAVER 1986: 300 Podarcis siculus medemi (MERTENS 1942) Lacerta sicula medemi MERTENS 1942 Podarcis sicula medemi — HENLE & KLAVER 1986: 290 Podarcis siculus mediofasciatus (RADOVANOVIC 1959) Lacerta sicula fasciata RADOVANOVIC 1956 Lacerta sicula mediofasciata RADOVANOVIC 1959: 423 (nom. nov.) Podarcis siculus monaconensis (EIMER 1881) Podarcis sicula monaconensis — HENLE & KLAVER 1986: 300 Podarcis siculus muelleri (TADDEI 1949) Lacerta sicula muelleri TADDEI 1949: 28 Lacerta muralis müllerlorenzi MERTENS 1949 (nom. nov. pro L. s. muelleri) Podarcis siculus nikolici (BRELIH 1961) Lacerta sicula nikoliči BRELIH 1961: 89 Podarcis sicula nikolici — HENLE & KLAVER 1986: 303 Podarcis siculus palmarolae (MERTENS 1967) Lacerta sicula palmarolae MERTENS 1967: 134 Podarcis sicula palmarolae — HENLE & KLAVER 1986: 300 Podarcis siculus parkeri (MERTENS 1926) Podarcis muralis parkeri MERTENS 1926 Podarcis siculus parkeri — HENLE & KLAVER 1996 Podarcis siculus pasquinii (LANZA 1967) Lacerta sicula pasquinii LANZA 1967 Lacerta sicula pasquinii MERTENS 1967: 136 Podarcis sicula pasquinii — HENLE & KLAVER 1986: 300 Podarcis siculus patrizii (LANZA 1952) Lacerta sicula patrizii LANZA 1952: 69 Lacerta sicula patrizii — MERTENS 1967: 133 Podarcis sicula patrizii — HENLE & KLAVER 1986: 300 Podarcis siculus paulae (LANZA et al. 1971) Lacerta sicula paulae LANZA et al. 1971 Podarcis sicula paulae — HENLE & KLAVER 1986: 300 Podarcis siculus pirosoensis (MERTENS 1937) Lacerta sicula pirosoënsis MERTENS 1937: 335 Podarcis sicula pirosoensis — HENLE & KLAVER 1986: 304 Podarcis sicula pirosoensis — TIEDEMANN et al. 1994 Podarcis siculus polenci (BRELIH 1961) Lacerta sicula polenci BRELIH 1961 Podarcis sicula polenci — HENLE & KLAVER 1986: 302 Podarcis siculus premudanus (RADOVANOVIC 1959) Lacerta sicula premudana RADOVANOVIC 1959: 418 Podarcis sicula premudana — HENLE & KLAVER 1986: 304 Podarcis siculus premudensis (RADOVANOVIC 1959) Lacerta sicula premudensis RADOVANOVIC 1959: 419 Podarcis siculus pretneri (BRELIH 1961) Lacerta sicula pretneri BRELIH 1961: 90 Podarcis sicula pretneri — HENLE & KLAVER 1986: 304 Podarcis siculus radovanovici (BRELIH 1961) Lacerta sicula radovanovici BRELIH 1961 Podarcis sicula radovanovici — HENLE & KLAVER 1986: 302 Podarcis siculus ragusae (WETTSTEIN 1931) Lacerta sicula ragusae WETTSTEIN 1931 Podarcis sicula ragusae — HENLE & KLAVER 1986: 301 Podarcis sicula ragusae — TIEDEMANN et al. 1994 Podarcis siculus roberti (TADDEI 1949) Lacerta sicula roberti TADDEI 1949: 27 Podarcis siculus salfii (LANZA 1954) Lacerta sicula salfii LANZA 1954: 136 Lacerta sicula salfii — MERTENS 1961: 36 Podarcis sicula salfii — HENLE & KLAVER 1986: 300 Podarcis siculus samogradi (RADOVANOVIC 1956) Lacerta sicula samogradi RADOVANOVIC 1956: 39 Podarcis sicula samogradi — HENLE & KLAVER 1986: 304 Podarcis sicula samogradi — TIEDEMANN et al. 1994 Podarcis siculus sanctinicolai (TADDEI 1949) Lacerta sicula sancti-nicolai — TADDEI 1949: 235 Podarcis sicula sanctinicolai — HENLE & KLAVER 1986: 302 Podarcis siculus sanctistephani (MERTENS 1926) Lacerta sicula sancti-stephani MERTENS 1926: 320 Lacerta sicula sancti-stephani — TADDEI 1949: 229 Lacerta sicula sanctistephani — MERTENS 1967: 130 Podarcis sicula sanctistephani — HENLE & KLAVER 1986: 300 Podarcis siculus scopelicus (TADDEI 1950) Lacerta sicula scopelica TADDEI 1950: 151 Podarcis siculus siculus (RAFINESQUE-SCHMALTZ 1810: 8) Lacerta sicula RAFINESQUE-SCHMALTZ 1810: 8 Lacerta acrolampra COSTA 1828 Lacerta serpa major MERTENS 1916 Lacerta sicula mertensi WETTSTEIN 1931: 280 (nom. nov. pro major) Lacerta sicula ventotenensis TADDEI 1949: 230 (fide LANZA 1973) Lacerta sicula cettii TADDEI 1949: 207 Lacerta sicula oristanensis TADDEI 1949: 209 (fide LANZA 1952: 71) Lacerta sicula liscabiancae MERTENS 1952: 309 Lacerta sicula trischittai MERTENS 1952: 311 Lacerta sicula trischittai LANZA 1954 Lacerta sicula liscabiancae LANZA 1954 Lacerta sicula liscabiancae MERTENS 1955: 38 Lacerta sicula trischittai MERTENS 1955: 37 Podarcis sicula sicula — HENLE & KLAVER 1986 Podarcis sicula cettii — HENLE & KLAVER 1986: 302 Podarcis siculus strombolensis (TADDEI 1949) Lacerta sicula strombolensis TADDEI 1949: 217 Podarcis siculus tyrrhenicus (MERTENS 1932) Lacerta sicula tyrrhenica MERTENS 1932: 244 Lacerta sicula tirrenica — TADDEI 1949: 22 (in error) Lacerta sicula scorteccii TADDEI 1949: 24 Lacerta sicula tyrrhenica — GRUSCHWITZ & BÖHME 1986: 292 Podarcis siculus tyrrhenicus — GEBHART 2011 Podarcis siculus vesseljuchi (RADOVANOVIC 1959) Lacerta sicula vesseljuchi RADOVANOVIC 1959: 421 Podarcis sicula vesseljuchi — HENLE & KLAVER 1986: 304 Podarcis siculus zaratinus (TADDEI 1950) Lacerta sicula zaratina TADDEI 1950: 152 Podarcis siculus zeii (BRELIH 1961) Lacerta sicula zeii BRELIH 1961 Podarcis sicula zeii — HENLE & KLAVER 1986: 302 |
Distribution | S France (and introduced to Corsica), Spain (introduced to Catalonia and a few other coastal areas), Switzerland Italy (incl. Sicily, Pontinian Islands, Ustica and Cirella islands), (introduced to Menorca) Formentera, possibly Cabrera), Montenegro, Croatia (incl. Krk), introduced to the United Kingdom (England), Slovenian and Croatian Adriatic coast, including many offshore islands; Greece, Turkey (Istanbul region, at the Bosporus shores and some islands of the Marmara Sea), USA (Introduced to New York, Eastern Long Island, still expanding; Kansas: urban Topeka, California, Massachussetts, Washington) acrolampra: Aspromonte, Italy astorgae: Croatia, Astorga Island (= Sturago); Type locality: Insel Astorga, Istrien bagnolensis: Croatia, Bagnola (= Banjol) Island; Type locality: “Insel Bagnole, Wesküste Istriens” bolei: Crotia (Istria); Type locality: “Zah. Isra, otok Tovarež (= Tondo piccolo) pri Vrsarju (= Orsera)”. calabra: Italy (Calabria); Type locality: “Calabria” campana: Italy; Type locality: “Campania e Basilicata” campestris: Corsica, Italy, N Yugoslavia, Croatia (e.g. Krk); Azerbaijan; introduced to USA. Type locality: restricted to Verona, Italy (Mertens & Müller 1940) campestris: Italy (Northern Lazio, Toscana, entire Adriatic basin), Slovenia, Croatia (including offshore islands). Introduced to France (Elba, Corsica and Cerboli, Île d’If, Île de Ré and between Èze and Cannes), Greece, USA (New York, Pennsylvania, Kansas), Romania (Bucharest and Karlsburg), Switzerland (Rapperswil), Germany (Karlsruhe), Portugal (Lisboa), Spain (Belnoja), Azerbaijan (Turkan settlement in Baku City) and Russia (Sochi) (I. Doronin, pers. comm., 13 Nov 2021) cattaroi: Montenegro (Kotor) cetti: Sardinia, Menorca, S Corsica ciclopica: Lachea; Type locality: Isola die Trezza near Sicily coeruleus: Capri; Type locality: Faraglionei di Mezzo and di Fuori. dupinici: Veli and Mali Dupinić; Type locality: Mali Dupinic fiumanoidea: Visoki, Mišar flavigula: Croatia (San Giovanni Faro, Sveti Ivan na Pućini); Type locality: “Eiland San Giovanni Faro, Westküste Istriens”, paratype locality: Insel San Giovanni Faro, Istrien; gallensis: Gallo Maggiore, Castelluccia. Type locality: Galli islands in the Gulf of Salerno. hadzii: Croatia (W Istria); Type locality: Porer cliffs, W Istria, Croatia. hieroglyphicus: NW Turkey (islands in the Marmara Sea, İstanbul [Bird, 1936; Bodenheimer, 1944; Başoğlu and Baran, 1977; Çevik, 1999]. Bursa and Çakırca, a village about 10 km west of İznik [Uğurtaş et al. 2000], Kazdağları (Hamdibey village) [Hür et al. (2008]. Güzelyalı Municipality Resort, southwest of Mudanya [Mollov 2009]; Type locality: Istanbul. insularum: Croatia, La Longa Island, Istria; Type locality: “Insel La Longa, Westküste Istriens” klemmeri: Italy (Campania); Type locality: Licosa Islet, Campania, Italy. kolombatovici: Velika and Mala Kluda. laganjensis: Croatia, peninsula of Istria (Veli and Mali Laganj); Type locality: Mali Laganj massinei: Rotonda; Type locality: Rotonda. mediofasciata: mertensi: S Italy (Paestum) monaconensis: Monacone; Type locality: Monacone nikolici: Croatia (W Istria); Type locality: Gusti (= Tondo Grande) Island, West Istria. oristanensis: Italy; Type locality: “Oristano e dintorni, Isola di Mal di Ventre” paulae: Italy (Santo Ianni); Type locality: Santo Ianni Islet, Basilicata, Italy. pirosoensis: Croatia, Piroso Grande Island (= Piruzi Veliki); Type locality: “Insel Piroso Grande, Westküste Istriens” pohlibensis: Pohlib, Planičić, Hrid Sip, Planik, Olib, Morovnik; Type locality: Pohlib Island. polenci: Croatia (Istria); Type locality: Calbula Cliffs, West Istria. pretneri: Gusinja, Pisulj. premudanus: Premuda, Hripa, Masarine; Type locality: Premuda Island premudensis: Lutrošnjak islet. Type locality: Lutrošnjak, northwest of Premuda. pretneri: Croatia (W Istria); Type locality: Gustinja cliffs (= Gustigna), Pisulj (= Pusiglio) cliffs, West Istria. radovanovici: Croatia (Istria); Type locality: Orada (= Orata) Cliffs, West Istria. ragusae: Dubrovnik; Type locality: Ragusa (= Dubrovnik), Dalmatien salfii: Italy (Campania); Type locality: Vivaro di Nerano Islet, Campania, Italy. samogradi: Samograd, Vrtlić; Type locality: Samograd sanctinicolai: Italy; Type locality: “Isola di San Nicola, Tremiti” sanctistephani: Italy (San Stefano); Type locality: San Stefano island near Ventotene, Tyrrhenian Sea. vesseljuchi: Type locality: Veseljuh Island in the Kornati archipelago zei: Croatia (W Istria); Type locality: Kal cliffs (= Sc. la Calle), W Istria, Croatia. |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: unlocated Holotype: MZUF (Museo Zoologico dell'Università di Firenze) 6816, "Scoglio Minore di Ápani, leg. D. Capolongo, 26.VII.1981" [aemiliani] Holotype: MZUF (Museo Zoologico dell'Università di Firenze) 19840 [amparoae] Holotype: SMF 22314, adult male; Paratypes: SMF, NMW [astorgae] Holotype: SMF 22317 [bagnolensis] Holotype: SMNH (= ML) 731 (was Lj R = Natural History Museum Ljubljana) [bolei] Type: BMNH 1946.8.6.60 [campestris] Holotype: MZUF (Museo Firenze) [cerbolensis] Holotype: MZUF (Museo Firenze) [catanensis] Holotype: MZUF (Museo Firenze) [caporiaccoi] Holotype: MZUF (Museo Firenze) [campana] Holotype: MZUF (Museo Firenze) [calabresiae] Holotype: MZUF (Museo Firenze) [calabra] Holotype: MZUF (Museo Firenze, in exchange from Ragusa museum) [cattaroi] Holotype: MZUF (Museo Firenze) [ciclopica] Syntypes: ZFMK 21232, 21233, further syntypes (University of Tübingen) seem to be lost. [coeruleus] Holotype: SMF, NMW 15521 [dupinici] Holotype: SMF 22315, Paratypes: NMW [flavigulus] Syntypes: ZFMK 21220–221 [hieroglyphicus] Paratype: NMW 15738 etc [insularum] Holotype: NMW 15523 [laganjensis] Topotype: BMNH 1964.2027-2029 [mediofasciatus] Paratypes: NMW 15737:1,2 [pirosensis] Holotype: NMW 16242 (m.) [ragusae] Holotype: NMW 15519 [samogradi] Holotype: MZUF (also as MF, Museo Zoologico, U Firenze) [klemmeri] Holotype: SMF 22316 [insularus] Holotype: SMF 56848 [massinei] Holotype: SMF 22361 [pirosoensis] Holotype: SMF 57739 [premudanus] Holotype: SMF 57742 [premudensis] Holotype: SMF 22129, paratype: MSNG [tyrrhenicus] Holotype: SMF 57747 [vesseljuchi] Holotype: SMF [trischittai] Holotype: SMF [mertensi] Holotype: SMF [liscabiancae] Holotype: BMNH [sanctistephani] Holotype: SMNH (= ML) 1447 (was Lj R = Natural History Museum Ljubljana) [fiumanoideus] Holotype: SMNH (= ML) (was Lj R = Natural History Museum Ljubljana) [hadzii] Holotype: SMNH (= ML) (was Lj R = Natural History Museum Ljubljana) [nikolici] Holotype: SMNH (= ML) (was Lj R = Natural History Museum Ljubljana) [polenci] Holotype: SMNH (= ML) (was Lj R = Natural History Museum Ljubljana) [pretneri] Holotype: SMNH (= ML) (was Lj R = Natural History Museum Ljubljana) [radovanovici] Holotype: SMNH (= ML) (was Lj R = Natural History Museum Ljubljana) [zeii] Holotype: MZUF (Museo Firenze) [oristanensis] Holotype: MZUF (Museo Firenze) [ventotenensis] Holotype: MZUF (Museo Firenze) [strombolensis] Holotype: MZUF (Museo Firenze) [scorteccii] Holotype: MZUF (Museo Firenze) [sanctinicolai] Holotype: MZUF (Museo Firenze) [oristanensis] Holotype: MZUF (Museo Firenze) [muelleri] Holotype: MZUF (Museo Firenze) [roberti] Holotype: MZUF (Museo Firenze, in exchange from MSNT Trieste) [scopelicus] Holotype: SMF 34393, male [medemi] Holotype: MZUF [salfii] Holotype: MZUF (Museo Zoologico dell'Università di Firenze) 7323, Insel S. Ianni, 3 km südlich von Maratea (Lucania, Italien); G. ADRIANI. RoMITI 1. 7. August 1970 [paulae] |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: “Mit einer GL bis über 260 mm neben P. peloponnesiaca die größte Art der Gattung. Unterscheidet sich von anderen Arten in diesen Merkmalen: vonP. dugesii durch weniger deutliches und breites Dorsolateralband und gewöhnlich grünen, schwarz gefleckten Rücken, von P. taurica durch weitgehend ungekerbtes Halsband und die bei dieser Art oft auftretenden hellen Rückenstreifen, von der auf Sizilien sympatrischen P. wagleriana durch weniger deutliche Dorsolateralstreifen, meist deutlich retikulierten Rücken und Flanken sowie stets durch robusteren, aber flacheren Körperbau, und von P. melisellensis - an der jugoslawischen Küste sympatrisch - durch Größe, kräftigere Gestalt, längeren, aber relativ flacheren Kopf, gewöhnlich kleineres Massetericum und im Mittel deutlich höhere Anzahl an Dorsalia und geringere Anzahl von Ventralia. P. melisellensis hat außerdem oft ein deutliches helles Dorsolateralband (Supraziliarstreifen) und oft einen leuchtend gefärbten Bauch, was bei P. sicula nur selten vor kommt. Junge P. muralis, die keine gefleckte Unterseite haben, unterschei den sich von P. sicula durch weiße Flecken an den Schwanzseiten.” (Henle & Klaver 1986: 254) Additional details (47 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Subspecies: At least 60 subspecies have been described (Henle & Klaver 1986). Forty-seven of these subspecies are island endemics and most of them have been described on the basis of very small differences and / or using very small samples. It is doubtful that many of these subspecies are diagnosable as separate populations, given the variability of this species. Many subspecies are probably synonymous. Lanza 1954 points out that Lacerta sicula mülleri TADDEI 1948 is pre-occupied by Lacerta lilfordi mülleri EISENTRAUT 1928, and hence suggested the replacement name L. s. müllerlorenzi. Lacerta aetrusca TADDEI 1953 is a synonym of L. s. müllerlorenzi fide LANZA 1954. LANZA 1954 also mentions the subspecies liscabiancae MERTENS 1952: 309 and trischittai MERTENS 1952: 311, both of unknown status. L. acrolampra is probably a melanistic variety of P. siculus (Schreiber 1912, Henle & Klaver 1986). Henle & Klaver 1986: 288 list a number of subspecies described under L. muralis as subspecies of siculus, e.g. albiventris, elegans, parkeri. Mayer (2013 suspects that many if not most subspecies are synonyms of the nominate siculus. SENCZUK et al. 2019 elevated Podarcis siculus latastei to species status, along with several subspecies. Synonymy: partly after TIEDEMANN et al. 1994. P. s. scorteccii is considered a synonym tyrrhenica by Mertens (1949), Lanza & Borri (1969) and Hotz (1973). Hybridization: Capula (2002) provides genetic evidence of natural hybridization between Podarcis sicula and Podarcis tiliguerta. Melanistic variants are known from Croatia and other places. Conservation: Podarcis sicula hadzii Brelih 1961 is now extinct (Tome 1997). P. s. sanctistephani is believed to have become extinct during the first decades of the last century (1914 at the latest), and replaced by P. s. siculus (Mertens, 1965). |
Etymology | Named after the location where the species was original reported from, “Sicily”. P. s.premudensis and premudanus are both named after Premuda island. |
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