Podarcis virescens is commonly found in the Iberian Peninsula, including Spain and Portugal.

Colors vary during seasons and range between individuals from white, brown, green, and black.

Podarcis virescens have been found in villages and other human-populated areas in Spain and Portugal at elevations of around 840 meters.

Podarcis virescens vary significantly in color with individuals ranging from white to brown or black.

This was likely caused by increased diversification in the history of Podarcis lizards, especially during the time period preceding and around the Zanclean flood.

Overall, Podarcis virescens were found to have a lower body temperature than other two lizard species which were Lacerta schreiberi and Timon lepidus.

Since Podarcis virescens are smaller than the other lizards studied, they also vary more in temperature when switching between heating and cooling conditions.

Due to the availability of the Podarcis virescens lizard, it is possible to use them for similar studies.

Due to the immense diversification during this time, an accurate family tree for Podarcis lizards has been difficult to construct.

These species are fairly similar as they all inhabit slightly different regions of the Iberian Peninsula and share other traits such as their appearance and behavior.

Podarcis virescens can be found near cities and villages including Santa Maria da Feira, in Portugal, and Villanueva de los Escuderos, in Spain.

Examples of Podarcis virescens sightings include cultivated plains and human roads surrounding Spanish and Portuguese cities.

This means that the spread of the Podarcis virescens lizard to adapt to new locations may be slow.

These cases are predicted to involve high density areas of lizards with low resources resulting in cannibalism.

However, the exact method of competition between the two Podarcis lizard species was unknown in nature.

Evidence was not found to support the direct method of competition, such as aggression between the two lizard species.

Overall, the two lizard species behave similarly possibly due to their relatedness and shared habitat.

[7] The native P. virescens has seemed to better adapt to the urban habitats within the city, however, compared to the invasive P. siculus which tends to stay in a smaller, more natural environment.

[10] Podarcis virescens lizards face parasites in their native habitats in the Iberian Peninsula.

This is likely due to overlapping traits such as habitat and diet which may expose Podarcis lizard species to the same parasites.

When introduced to a new environment such as a city, Podarcis virescens lizards are comfortable adjusting to such a location and exploring in their nearby surroundings.

However, they do not venture far from their initial location of introduction and have not been observed to interact with humans significantly.