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Wall Lizard spp. in Spain, Italy, Switzerland (1 Viewer)

Sangahyando

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Recent threads in this forum reminded me of some of my own sightings of wall lizards, for which I'd like confirmation of my IDs.

The first one was seen in Salamanca, Spain, a couple years ago. I think it's Podarcis guadarramae (does this species have a German name?), but I find lizards and their seemingly random patterns utterly confusing.

The second one is from Rome, Italy. I think it's an Italian Wall Lizard (P. sicula).

The third one was taken in Basel, Switzerland. I'm pretty sure it's Podarcis muralis, based on range.

All images resized due to upload restrictions. I'd be grateful for any opinions and ID help.
There's also another thread of mine with more ID questions for which I didn't receive any suggestions at the time; perhaps now there are people around who can answer these (in this thread, if you want to):
http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=245811

Andy
 

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1) Podarcis guadarramae
2) a bit crazy marked Podarcis siculus
3) Podarcis muralis

old threat (not possible to reply anymore)
1) Hemidactylus turcicus (probably)
2) Podarcis peloponnesiacus female
3 & 4) Pelophylax kurtmuelleri (greek water frog)
5) no idea

mario
 
Thank you! Is there any key to understanding wall lizard back patterns? They seem to vary a lot by region. Also, does anyone have an idea about the moth in the first picture?
 
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