Fitzinger's algyroides (Algyroides fitzingeri), also commonly called the pygmy algyroides and the pygmy keeled lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to the islands of Corsica and Sardinia in the Mediterranean. There are no subspecies.

Etymology

The specific name, fitzingeri, is in honor of Austrian herpetologist Leopold Fitzinger.

Geographic range

A. fitzingeri is found only in Corsica and Sardinia.

Habitat

The natural habitats of A. fitzingeri are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, temperate grassland, rocky areas, arable land, pastureland, and rural gardens, at altitudes from sea level to 1,800 m.

Reproduction

A. fitzingeri is oviparous. Clutch size is 2–4 eggs.