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Podarcis raffonei, endemic to the Aeolian archipelago, is among the most threatened European reptiles. With only four known populations surviving on three tiny islets and a small promontory, this critically endangered lizard is threatened by its very limited range, severely fragmented distribution, and low genetic variability. The Aeolian wall lizard once inhabited other islands in the archipelago and has been confined to its current distribution by habitat loss and degradation and the anthropogenic introduction of Podarcis siculus, an extremely competitive