Iberolacerta martinezricai

Iberolacerta martinezricai
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific 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
	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 June 30, 2025

Iberolacerta martinezricai, also known commonly as Martinez-Rica's rock lizard and the Pena de Francia rock lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Spain.^[1]

Etymology

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

Geographic range

Iberolacerta martinezricai is found in western Spain, in the Sierra de Francia in Salamanca Province.^[1]

Habitat

The natural habitats of Iberolacerta martinezricai are temperate forests and rocky areas, at altitudes of 800–1,723 m (2,625–5,653 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

Iberolacerta martinezricai is oviparous.^[2]

Conservation status

Iberolacerta martinezricai is threatened by habitat loss.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 5 Pérez-Mellado, Valentin; Marquez, Rafael; Martínez-Solano, Iñigo (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.
1 2 Species Iberolacerta martinezricai at 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).

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". Herpetozoa9 (1/2): 31–56. (Lacerta cyreni martinezricai, new subspecies, pp. 54–55).
Arribas, O.J. (2013). "Thermoregulation, activity and microhabitat selection in the rare and endangered Batuecan Rock Lizard, Iberolacerta martinezricai (Arribas, 1996)". Herpetezoa. 26 (1/2): 77–90. (in English, with an abstract in German).
Arribas, O.J. (2018). "Reproductive characteristics of the Batuecan Lizard, Iberolacerta martinezricai (Arribas, 1996) (Squamata: Sauria: Lacertidae)". Herpetezoa. 30 (3/4): 187–202. (in English, with an abstract in German).
Arribas, Oscar; Carranza, Salvador (2004). "Morphological and genetic evidence of the full species status of Iberolacerta cyreni martinezricai (Arribas,1996)". Zootaxa634: 1–24.
Arribas, O.J.; Odierna, G. (2004). "Karyological and osteological data supporting the specific status of Iberolacerta (cyreni) martinezricai (Arribas, 1996)". Amphibia-Reptilia. 25 (4): 359–367.

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[iucn_status_14_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Pérez-Mellado, Valentin; Marquez, Rafael; Martínez-Solano, Iñigo (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.

[RDB-2] 1 2 Species Iberolacerta martinezricai at 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).

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