Aurelio's rock lizard

Aurelio's rock lizard
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Lacertidae
Genus:	Iberolacerta
Species:	I. aurelioi
Binomial name
	Iberolacerta aurelioi; (Arribas, 1994)
Synonyms
	Lacerta (Archaeolacerta) aurelioi; Arribas, 1994; Iberolacerta (Pyrenesaura) aurelioi; — Arribas, 1997; Iberolacerta aurelioi; — Arnold et al., 2007;

Last updated December 28, 2023

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.^[3]

Geographic range

I. aurelioi is found in a small area near the confluence of Andorra, Spain and France.^[1]

Habitat

The natural habitats of I. aurelioi are temperate grassland, rocky areas, and pastureland, at altitudes of 2,100–2,940 m (6,890–9,650 ft).^[1]

Description

A small species, I. aurelioi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 6 cm (2.4 in).^[4]

Reproduction

I. aurelioi is oviparous.^[2]

Conservation status

I. aurelioi is threatened by habitat loss.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 4 Valentin Pérez-Mellado, Marc Cheylan, Iñigo Martínez-Solano (2009). "Iberolacerta aurelioi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009: e.T61513A12497596. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T61513A12497596.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
1 2 Species Iberolacerta aurelioi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Iberolacerta aurelioi, p. 13).
↑ Arribas O (1994).