Psammodromus algirus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Sindaco, Roberto & Razzetti, Edoardo, 2021, An updated check-list of Italian amphibians and reptiles, Natural History Sciences 8 (2), pp. 35-46 : 41

53 Psammodromus algirus - According to Carretero et al. (2009) a single individual from Conigli Islet near Lampedusa grouped with those from Morocco ( ssp. algirus ) and not with the closer Tunisian ones, suggesting a recent, human-mediated, colonization, although a transport between Morocco and the uninhabited Conigli islet seems unlikely. Moreover, the taxonomic value of the two other North African subspecies, P. a. nollii (Fischer 1887) and P. a. doriae (Bedriaga 1866) has not yet been tested by genetic studies.