Abstract
Recent genetic works have suggested that the Iberian wall lizard Podarcis hispanicus (Steindachner, 1870) sensu lato is in fact a species complex. Several forms have already been elevated to species rank, including the north-eastern Spanish form alternatively named Podarcis atratus (Boscá, 1916) or P. liolepis (Boulenger, 1905) in different works. However, a recent study has demonstrated that the province of Valencia, where most individuals of the type series of Lacerta muralis var. liolepis Boulenger, 1905 originate from, is inhabited by populations that are conspecific with the north-eastern Spanish form. Consequently the nomen liolepis has precedence over atratus to designate the north-eastern species of the P. hispanicus complex which should thus bear the name Podarcis liolepis.References
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