Podarcis cretensis

Podarcis cretensis, the Cretan wall lizard, is a species of lacertid lizard endemic to Crete (including its satellite islands).^[1][2][3]

Cretan wall lizard
Cretan wall lizard in Elafonisi, Crete
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Lacertoidea
Family:	Lacertidae
Genus:	Podarcis
Species:	P. cretensis
Binomial name
Podarcis cretensis (Wettstein, 1952)
Synonyms
Lacerta erhardii cretensis Wettstein, 1952

Until 2008, these lizards were considered a subspecies of Podarcis erhardii.^[2] Genetic analysis, however, revealed that it is a separate species closely related to Podarcis peloponnesiacus.^[3][4]