Aeolian wall lizard
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P. raffonei
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| Podarcis raffonei (Mertens, 1952)
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The Aeolian wall lizard (Podarcis raffonei) is a species of lizard in the Lacertidae family. It is endemic to Italy.
Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation and rocky shores.
Distribution and Conservation
Three are only four locations hosting this lizard, all of them in the Aeolian Islands: the island of Strombolicchio, a small islet off the coast of the nearby island of Salina, another off the coast of the island of Filicudi and some areas of Vulcano.
Overall population is around one thousand specimens distributed on a surface not bigger than 20, 000 m2. It is believed that once this rare lizard inhabited a larger area, but the competition with the very common Italian wall lizard introduced by man reduced its distribution to a smaller area.
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