Aurelio's rock lizard

Aurelio's rock lizard
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Lacertidae
Genus:Iberolacerta
Species: I. aurelioi
Binomial name
Iberolacerta aurelioi
(Arribas, 1994)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lacerta aurelioi
    Arribas, 1994
  • Iberolacerta (Pyrenesaura) aurelioi
    — Arribas, 1997
  • Iberolacerta aurelioi
    — Arnold, 2007

Aurelio's rock lizard (Iberolacerta aurelioi ) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to the Iberian peninsula.

Etymology

The specific name, aurelioi, is in honor of Aurelio Arribas, the father of the original describer of this species, Oscar J. Arribas.[2]

Geographic range

I. aurelioi is found in a small area near the confluence of Andorra, Spain and France.[3]

Habitat

The natural habitats of I. aurelioi are temperate grassland, rocky areas, and pastureland.[3]

Conservation status

I. aurelioi is threatened by habitat loss.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Iberolacerta aurelioi ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  2. ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Iberolacerta aurelioi, p. 13).
  3. 1 2 3 Pérez-Mellado V, Cheylan M (2005). Iberolacerta aurelioi . 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.


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