Microgeographical Variations in Coloration of Male Iberian Wall Lizards May Be Related to Habitat and Climatic Conditions

Table 1

Habitat characteristics of Fuenfría, Golondrina and Aranjuez populations and morphological characteristics (mean ± 1 SE; range between brackets) of Podarcis hispanica lizards from these populations.

Population	Fuenfría; ()	Golondrina; ()	Aranjuez; ()
Habitat:
Elevation (m)	1760	1200	500
Vegetation type	Pine forest	Oak forest	Grassland/shrub
Substrate	Dark rock	Dark rock	White chalk
Morphology of lizards:
Weight (g)	5.3 ± 0.2	4.1 ± 0.1	3.6 ± 0.2
	(3.6–7.5)	(2.5–5.2)	(2.2–4.6)
SVL (mm)	61 ± 1	58 ± 1	52 ± 1
	(53–72)	(53–65)	(47–55)
Femoral pores	37 ± 1	38 ± 1	34 ± 1
	(31–45)	(32–44)	(31–37)
Blue spots	3.5 ± 1.1	6.9 ± 1.3	9.1 ± 1.6
	(0–13)	(0–17)	(2–16)