Podarcis lilfordi has a bewildering array of subspecies, about most if not all of which there is very little readily available information. This list is therefore included for completeness as much as anything.
As the subspecies are all confined to the Balearic Islands, the Distribution column concentrates on their locality. The four main Balearic islands are Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza and Formentera.
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Distribution | Size | Notes |
| Podarcis lilfordi | ||||
| P. l. addayae | Addaya (Minorca) | Small. Very faint coloration, almost melanistic. Belly blackish-blue. Dorsally pale olive-green with shades of brown. Tail greenish. | ||
| P. l. balearica | ||||
| P. l. brauni | ||||
| P. l. carbonerae | ||||
| P. l. codrellensis | Esculls Codrell (Minorca) | Small. Dorsally pale olive-green. Ventrum whitish with speckling. | ||
| P. l. colomi | Colom | Medium size. Dorsally matt olive-green, bluish in adults. Tail metallic green. Reduced pattern. Sides are olive-green with bright spots. Belly whitish-grey with a metallic sheen. | ||
| P. l. conejerae | ||||
| P. l. espongicola | L'Esponja (Cabrera) | ?" | ||
| P. l. estelicola | ||||
| P. l. fahrae | ||||
| P. l. fenni | Nitge (Minorca) | |||
| P. l. gigliolii | ||||
| P. l. hartmanni | Malgrats (Cabrera) | |||
| P. l. imperialensis | Imperial (Cabrera) | Very large and very robust, with short limbs and long head. Low number of dorsal scales and subdigital lamellae. Melanistic, with several rows of cobalt blue ocelli on the outer ventral scales. | ||
| P. l. jordansi | ||||
| P. l. kuligae | ?? | ? m. | ||
| P. l. lilfordi | ||||
| P. l. nigerrima | ||||
| P. l. planae | Na Plana | Medium size, not very robust. Low number of dorsal and ventral scales, gular scales, femoral pores and subdigital lamellae. Melanistic. | ||
| P. l. pobrae | Na Pobra | Large and of medium build. Males have shorter heads. Low number of dorsal, ventral and gular scales, femoral pores and subdigital lamellae. Melanistic. | ||
| P. l. porrosicola | Porros (Minorca) | |||
| P. l. rodriquezi | ||||
| P. l. sargantanae | Sarganta, Robells | Small. Coloration very pale, almost melanistic. Dorsally very pale brown. Belly bright ultramarine blue and very speckled. Sides brownish-grey. | ||
| P. l. toronis | Toro (Majorca) | Small. Dorsally brown with fragmented bands. Bellies of males are greyish-blue, those of females yellowish. Cobalt blue spots on outer ventral scales. | ||
| P. l. xapaticola | Xapat, La Teula | Large, robust but short body, very stout. Low number of femoral pores. Melanistic. | ||
Guia de campo de los anfibios y reptiles de la peninsula iberica, islas baleares y canarias [Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of the Iberian Peninsula, Balearic and Canary Islands], Alfredo Salvador, Madrid. ISBN: 84-86238-07-2. Excellent book covering all reptiles and amphibians in the aforementioned areas. The one drawback for English speakers is that the text is Spanish. This book is unfortunately now out of print, but well worth purchasing if you can get a second hand copy. Pertaining to this page, please note that Salvador listed the various morphs according to their geographical locations but did not give subspecies names. This is not as bad as it sounds, since it can be seen from above that many of the subspecies derive their trinomial name from their particular location (often an island or islet), and so it was not difficult to match some of the subspecies up. Nevertheless I will be looking for more sources and references to confirm these.
Inventario de las áreas importantes para los anfibios y reptiles de españa, Xavier Santos, Miguel A Carretero, Gustava A Llorente and Albert Montori, Colección Técnica, 1998. Very useful book covering the distribution and abundance of scarcity in herpetologically key areas of Spain, the Balearics and the Canaries. In Spanish.
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