Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, temperate grassland, sandy shores, arable land, pastureland, and rural gardens.

They have a small pointed head, normal to large hind limbs and a very long, slender tail, they have keeled, overlapping scales and like its cousin the large psammodromus, they have a rough appearance.

But also along the top of the back where they usually have many small streaks of white bordered by a darker colour.

edwarsianus - Found in France hispanicus - Iberian peninsula Females are larger in spring due to their eggs.

The average life span for Psammodromus hispanicus is only 2 to 3 years, many specimens die after their first mating season.

These habitats are characterised by a stone cover and in most cases, a loose soiled area not too far away (sand...).

They are the prey for many species, birds, large insects, snakes, other mammals.