In Europe, some introduced populations are considered invasive, due to the threat of hybridization with sympatric congeners. They should be considered introduced, alien, and/or exotic, however, there is no evidence that they are invasive in Kansas. They have not been documented outside of heavily disturbed urban habitats in Kansas. They are active on warm days from February through November and eat a variety of invertebrate prey. They persist in urban areas where there are abundant places for them to hide. Open icons are questionable records Click on a marker to view details.įull range depicted by light shaded red area. (, Museum Voucher) (, Observation) (, Literature Record) (, iNat Record), ( Fossil) In the USA it has been successfully introduced in California, Connecticut, Missouri, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York (Briggler 2015 and references therein), and Kansas (Topeka, Lawrence, and Hays). It has been introduced into the Mediterranean Islands, Iberian Peninsula, Greece, and Turkey to the UK, North Africa, and the USA. The Italian Wall Lizard is native to the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, and the north Adriatic coast. It is known for living at high densities in human-dominated landscapes, particularly on walls (the source of its common name), and will often be seen basking on rock walls or wooden fences with nearby hiding spots. Generally, it prefers structurally complex habitats with lush grasses and shrubs. The Italian Wall Lizard is a habitat generalist and can be found in a wide variety of ecosystems. Reports of isolated populations of this lizard in Oxford await verification. An April 2020 observation of an individual Italian Wall Lizard in Olathe is in the process of being properly documented. Kansas populations of this non-native species are well-established in Topeka, Hays, and Lawrence. The maximum length throughout the native range is 241.3 mm (9½ inches) (Powell et al., 2016). It was collected by James Gubanyi in July 1996. The largest specimen from Kansas is a male (KU 223462) from Shawnee County with a snout-vent length of 76 mm and a total length of 212 mm (85⁄8 inches). Adult males grow longer and have a larger head than females.Īdults normally 140-203 mm (5½-8 inches) in total length. The throat and belly are uniform white or gray. The head, neck, and upper body are most often green with a brownish mid-dorsal stripe or row of spots, though some individuals may exhibit a more subdued pattern of dark reticulations on a green, olive, or light brown ground color blue spots sometimes are present on the shoulder. The Italian Wall Lizard, which is not native to our state, is characterized by four limbs, an ear opening on each side of the head, smooth granular scales on the back which are much smaller than those on the belly, and scales on the belly in six rows.
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