Wall lizards are omnivorous, feeding on a variety of insects, spiders, and other invertebrates, as well as fruits. They can reproduce up to three times per year during the spring and summer. The ...

A European wall lizard. About a dozen were released from a small zoo in the late 1960s, since when the Island s wall lizard population has grown to 500,000 to 700,000, Monique Keiran writes.

For more than 70 years, thousands of common wall lizards, known as Lazarus lizards, have scurried across sidewalks and lurked in gardens in Cincinnati. They're all over the city, but the reptiles ...

I spoke with a curator from the Royal BC Museum about the common wall lizards that are taking over Vancouver Island. These little lizards may look harmless - and maybe even cute to some, but the ...

In the early 1970s, 12 wall lizards from Northern Italy were released onto Vancouver Island, and by 2004, they had not spread far.

This summer, Bucks County residents are encountering an unexpected guest: the Italian wall lizard, writes JD Mullane for ...

More information: Nathalie Feiner et al, Adaptive introgression reveals the genetic basis of a sexually selected syndrome in wall lizards, Science Advances (2024). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adk9315 ...

Wall lizards arrived on the North American continent more than 60 years ago. They thrive on outdoor walls of brick or concrete with plenty of crevices, presumably a preadaptation from living in ...