Teira is a genus

Genus

In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of lizard

Lizard

Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with nearly 3800 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica as well as most oceanic island chains...

s in the family Lacertidae

Lacertidae

Lacertidae is the family of the wall lizards, true lizards, or sometimes simply lacertas, which are native to Europe, Africa, and Asia. The group includes the genus Lacerta, which contains some of the most commonly seen lizard species in Europe...

. The classification within this family is unstable and Teira is sometimes treated as a subgenus

Subgenus

In biology, a subgenus is a taxonomic rank directly below genus.In zoology, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between the generic name and the specific epithet: e.g. the Tiger Cowry of the Indo-Pacific, Cypraea tigris Linnaeus, which...

 of Lacerta

Lacerta (genus)

Lacerta is a genus of lizards of the family Lacertidae. It is fairly diverse containing around 40 species.-Classification:Genus Lacerta*Sand lizard *Anatolian Rock Lizard...

or Podarcis

Podarcis

Podarcis is a genus of lizards. Its members look very similar to lizards of the genus Lacerta, but their internal body structure is different . They are commonly known as wall lizards. They are native to Europe and northern Africa, and most species are restricted to the Mediterranean region...

. Up to three species are included in Teira but the evidence for a close relationship between them is weak. They are small to medium-sized lizards reaching up to 235 mm in length. They are native to northwest Africa, the Madeira

Madeira

Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union...

n islands and the Selvagens.

Species list

• Madeiran Wall Lizard (T. dugesii): the type species
  Type species
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  . Native to the Madeiran archipelago and the Selvagens and introduced to the Azores
  Azores
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   and Lisbon
  Lisbon
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   harbour.
• Moroccan Rock Lizard
  Moroccan Rock Lizard
  The Moroccan Rock Lizard is a species of lizard in the Lacertidae family. Its classification is uncertain and it has been placed in the genera Teira, Podarcis, Lacerta or Scelarcis. It is found in Algeria and Morocco and has been introduced to the island of Menorca in Spain...
  
   (T. perspicillata): native to Morocco
  Morocco
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   and Algeria
  Algeria
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   and introduced to Menorca. Sometimes placed in the genus, Scelarcis.
• Atlas Dwarf Lizard
  Atlas Dwarf Lizard
  The Atlas Dwarf Lizard is a species of lizard in the Lacertidae family. It is endemic to Morocco where it is restricted to High Atlas Mountain range. It is also found from 2,400 up to 3,800 m asl...
  
   (T. andreanskyi): High Atlas
  High Atlas
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  mountains of Morocco. Sometimes placed in the genus Atlantolacerta.