Podarcis vaucheri

Podarcis vaucheri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Lacertidae
Genus:Podarcis
Species: P. vaucheri
Binomial name
Podarcis vaucheri
(Boulenger, 1905)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lacerta muralis Var. vaucheri
    Boulenger, 1905
  • Lacerta (Podarcis) bocagei vaucheri
    — Mertens & L. Müller, 1940
  • Lacerta hispanica vaucheri
    — Klemmer, 1959
  • Podarcis hispanica vaucheri
    — Arnold, 1973
  • Podarcis vaucheri
    — Oliverio et al., 2000

Podarcis vaucheri, the Andalusian wall lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to northern Africa and southern Spain.

Etymology

The specific name, vaucheri, is in honor of Swiss botanist Henri Vaucher (1856–1910).[2]

Geographic range

P. vaucheri is found in Algeria, Morocco, Spain, and Tunisia.[3]

Habitat

The natural habitats of P. vaucheri are temperate forests, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rocky areas, pastureland, rural gardens, and urban areas.[3]

Conservation status

P. vaucheri is not considered a threatened species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Podarcis vaucheri ". 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. (Podarcis vaucheri, p. 273).
  3. 1 2 3 Miras JAM, Cheylan M, Nouira MS, Joger U, Sá-Sousa P, Pérez-Mellado V (2005). Podarcis vaucheri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.

Further reading

  • Boulenger GA (1905). "A Contribution to our Knowledge of the Varieties of the Wall-Lizard (Lacerta muralis) in Western Europe and North Africa". Trans. Zool. Soc. London 17: 351-420. (Lacerta muralis Var. vaucheri, p. 365).


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