Iranolacerta zagrosica

Iranolacerta zagrosica
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Lacertoidea
Family:	Lacertidae
Genus:	Iranolacerta
Species:	I. zagrosica
Binomial name
Iranolacerta zagrosica (N. Rastegar-Pouyani & Nilson, 1998)
Synonyms [2]
Lacerta zagrosica N. Rastegar-Pouyani & Nilson, 1998 Iranolacerta zagrosica — Arnold, Arribas & Carranza, 2007

Iranolacerta zagrosica, also known commonly as the Zagros Mountains lacerta, ^[2] is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Iran. ^{[2] [3]}

Geographic range

I. zagrosica occurs in the central Zagros Mountains in Esfahan and Lorestan Provinces, Iran. ^[3]

Habitat

The Zagros Mountains lacerta's habitat includes rocky outcrops and vertical walls in alpine meadows, at altitudes of 2,450–3,200 m (8,040–10,500 ft). ^[3]

Sympatric species

I. zagrosica co-occurs with I. brandtii , which prefers horizontal gravel substrates as opposed to rocky slopes. ^[3]

Description

I. zagrosica has a single postnasal plate, and ten ventral plate rows. ^[2]

Reproduction

I. zagrosica is oviparous. ^[2]

References

1. Göran Nilson (2009). "Iranolacerta zagrosica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009 e.T29482A9500769. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T29482A9500769.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Iranolacerta zagrosica at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-11-03.
3. ŠMÍD, JIŘÍ; MORAVEC, JIŘÍ; KODYM, PETR; KRATOCHVÍL, LUKÁŠ; YOUSEFKHANI, SEYYED SAEED HOSSEINIAN; FRYNTA, DANIEL (20 August 2014). "Annotated checklist and distribution of the lizards of Iran". Zootaxa. 3855 (1): 1–97. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3855.1.1. PMID   25284505.

Further reading

• Arnold EN, Arribas OJ, Carranza S (2007). "Systematics of the Palaearctic and Oriental lizard tribe Lacertini (Squamata: Lacertidae: Lacertinae), with descriptions of eight new genera". Zootaxa1430: 1–86. (Iranolacerta zagrosica, new combination).
• Rastegar-Pouyani N, Nilson G (1998). "A new species of Lacerta (Sauria: Lacertidae) from the Zagros mountains, Esfahan Province, West-Central Iran". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences50 (10): 267277. (Lacerta zagrosica, new species).
• Sindaco R, Jeremčenko VK (2008). The Reptiles of the Western Palearctic. 1. Annotated Checklist and Distributional Atlas of the Turtles, Crocodiles, Amphisbaenians and Lizards of Europe, North Africa, Middle East and Central Asia. (Monographs of the Societas Herpetologica Italica). Latina, Italy: Edizioni Belvedere. 580 pp. ISBN   978-88-89504-14-7. (Lacerta zagrosica).