Species of lizard
Dinarolacerta montenegrina, also known as Prokletije rock lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae.[1][2] It is known with certainty only from the Prokletije mountain massif in Montenegro. The identity of a population of similar lizards in Albania needs confirmation.[1]
Dinarolacerta montenegrina was first described in 2007.[3] It differs genetically and morphologically from the most closely related species, Dinarolacerta mosorensis: in the exterior morphology, it is smaller; it has only one postnasal scale on one or both sides of its head; it has fewer temporal and postocular scales.[3] The skeleton differs from D. mosorensis by its reduced supraocular osteoderms and the absence of an anteromedial process on the postocular bone.[3]
Dinarolacerta montenegrina is known from debris fields and large rock outcrops at elevations of about 1,550–1,600 m (5,090–5,250 ft) above sea level.[1]
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