Malta / Filfla Islet. 

Population:

Podarcis filfolensis Filfla Islet  (ADAMS, 1870)

Synonyms:

Lacerta muralis   ADAMS, 1870

Lacerta filfolensis   BEDRIAGA, 1876

Podarcis filfolensis filfolensis   MERTENS, 1921

Podarcis filfolensis   SALVI et al., 2014

Terra Typica:

Filfola Rock (= Filfla), a very small island south of Malta.


Relevant taxonomic literature:

  • Adams, A.L. (1870) -  Reptiles -  In: Notes of a naturalist in the Nile Valley and Malta. Edingburgh: Edmonton and Douglas. Page 80-82.  

  • Bedriaga, J. von (1876) -  Die Faraglione-Eidechse und die Entstehung der Farben bei den Eidechsen, eine Erwiderung an Herrn Prof. Dr. Th. Eimer. -  Heidelberg.  

  • Mertens, R. (1921) -  Zur Kenntnis der Reptilienfauna von Malta. -  Zoologischer Anzeiger, Leipzig, 53: 236 - 240  

  • Salvi, D. & Schembri, P. & Sciberras, A. & Harris, D.J. (2014) -  Evolutionary history of the Maltese wall lizard Podarcis filfolensis: insights on the ‘Expansion-Contraction’ model of Pleistocene biogeography. -  Molecular Ecology, 23 (5): 1167-1187.    

  • Sciberras, J. & Sciberras, A. (2014) -  Behavior of lizards in the Maltese and Pelagian islands: a personal experience. -  L@CERTIDAE, 2014 [1]: 1-10.    

  • Sciberras, A. & Sciberras, J. (2024) -  Updates on the natural history of Cheirolophus Rock (Maltese Archipelago) with a description of its lacertid. -  L@CERTIDAE (Eidechsen Online), 2024 [2]: 9-16.    

 
 

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Podarcis filfolensis Filfla Islet  © 2003 Arnold Sciberras