Aurelio's rock lizard

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

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

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. Pérez-Mellado V, Cheylan M (2005). Iberolacerta aurelioi . 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.


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