A smooth-scaled lizard of woodland edges and stone walls that basks during the day.
Young have a black back, five yellow stripes and a blue tail. Adults become brown; females may retain blue tails.
It uses stone-wall crevices for shelter and wintering and feeds on worms, spiders, woodlice and crickets.
A detached tail twitches, drawing a predator’s attention while the lizard escapes. The tail can regrow.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.
Replacing creviced stone walls with solid concrete removes shelter, nesting and wintering sites.