The species is native to the islands Corsica and Sardinia and their associated islets.

The natural habitats of P. tiliguerta are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, temperate grassland, rocky areas, sandy shores, arable land, pastureland, and rural gardens.

[1] P. tiliguerta is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.

[2] Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Podarcis.

The subspecific name, granchii, is in honor of Italian herpetologist Edoardo Granchi of the Museo di Storia Naturale di Firenze.