Iberolacerta martinezricai

Iberolacerta martinezricai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Iberolacerta
Species:
I. martinezricai
Binomial name
Iberolacerta martinezricai
(Arribas, 1996)
Synonyms[2]
  • Lacerta cyreni martinezricai
    Arribas, 1996
  • Iberolacerta cyreni martinezricai
    — Mayer & Arribas, 2003
  • Iberolacerta monticola martinezricai
    — Crochet et al., 2004
  • Iberolacerta martinezricai
    — Arribas & Carranza, 2004

Iberolacerta martinezricai, Martinez-Rica's rock lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae.[1]

Etymology

The specific name, martinezricai, is in honor of Spanish herpetologist Juan Pablo Martinez-Rica.[3]

Geographic range

I. martinezricai is endemic to Spain.[1]

Habitat

The natural habitats of I. martinezricai are temperate forests and rocky areas.[1]

Conservation status

I. martinezricai is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Valentin Pérez-Mellado, Rafael Marquez, Iñigo Martínez-Solano (2009). "Iberolacerta martinezricai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T61516A12499291. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T61516A12499291.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Iberolacerta martinezricai ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ 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 martinezricai, p. 170).

Further reading

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  • Arribas OJ (1996). “Taxonomic revision of the Iberian ‘Archaeolacertae’ I.: A new interpretation of the geographical variation of ‘Lacerta’ monticola Boulenger, 1905 and ‘Lacerta’ cyreni Müller & Hellmich, 1937”. Herpetozoa 9 (1/2): 31–56. (Lacerta cyreni martinezricai, new subspecies, pp. 54–55).
  • Arribas, Oscar; Carranza, Salvador (2004). “Morphological and genetic evidence of the full species status of Iberolacerta cyreni martinezricai (Arribas,1996)”. Zootaxa 634: 1-24.


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