[3] The Madeiran wall lizard's natural habitats are temperate forests and shrublands, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rocky areas, rocky shores, sandy shores, arable land, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, and urban areas.

[5] Its colouring is variable and tends to match the surroundings, typically a shade of brown or grey with occasionally a greenish tinge.

[8] The Madeiran wall lizard feeds on small invertebrates such as ants and also eats some vegetable matter such as bananas.

[8] T. dugesii is one of many species that may be parasitized by ticks and can act as a secondary or alternative reservoir for Lyme disease or other tick-borne zoonoses.

[9] Large warm-blooded mammals like deer and boar seem to have become the first epidemiologic tank (and/or host) for European ticks.