Iberolacerta martinezricai

Iberolacerta martinezricai
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Lacertidae
Genus:	Iberolacerta
Species:	I. martinezricai
Binomial name
	Iberolacerta martinezricai; (Arribas, 1996)
Synonyms
	Lacerta cyreni martinezricai; Arribas, 1996; Iberolacerta cyreni martinezricai; — Mayer & Arribas, 2003; Iberolacerta monticola martinezricai; — Crochet et al., 2004; Iberolacerta martinezricai; — Arribas & Carranza, 2004;

Last updated November 15, 2021

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]

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References

1 2 3 4 5 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.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
↑ "Iberolacerta martinezricai ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
↑ 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).