| Dinarolacerta montenegrina | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Lacertoidea |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Dinarolacerta |
| Species: | D. montenegrina |
| Binomial name | |
| Dinarolacerta montenegrina Ljubisavljević, Arribas, Dšukić, Carranza, 2007 | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
Lacerta mosorensis– Dzukic et al., 1997 (in part) | |
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]