Portugal / La Gartixa de Madeira. Introduced to the Azores Islands, the harbour area of Lisboa, Porto and Gran Canaria (Las Palmas).

Subspecies:

Teira dugesii dugesii  (MILNE-EDWARDS, 1829)

Types:

Holotype: unlocated

Terra Typica:

Madeira.


Relevant taxonomic literature:

  • Milne-Edwards, M.H. (1829) -  Recherches zoologiques pour servir à l`histoire des lézards, extraites d`une monographie de ce genre. -  Annales des sciences naturelles, Paris, 16: 50-89.  

  • Brehm, A. & Harris, A.D.J. & Alves, C.D. & Jesus, J.D. & Thomarat, F.D. & Vicente, L.D. (2003) -  Structure and evolution of the mitochondrial DNA complete control region in the lizard Lacerta dugesii (Lacertidae, Sauria). -  Journal of Molecular Evolution, 56 (1): 46-53.    

  • Jesus, J. & Brehm, A. & Harris, D.J. (2005) -  Is C-mos phylogenetically informative at lower taxonomic levels in reptiles? An assessment of variation within Lacerta (Teira) dugesii Milne-Edwards, 1829 (Squamata: Sauria: Lacertidae). -  Herpetozoa, Wien, 18 (1/2): 55-59.  

  • Silva-Rocha, I. & Sá-Sousa, P. & Fariña, B. & Carretero, M.A. (2016) -  Molecular analysis confirms Madeira as source for insular and continental introduced populations of Teira dugesii (Sauria: Lacertidae). -  Salamandra, 52 (3): 269-272.