Iberian Emerald Lizard
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| Iberian Emerald Lizard | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Lacerta |
| Species: | L. schreiberi |
| Binomial name | |
| Lacerta schreiberi Bedriaga, 1878 |
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The Iberian Emerald Lizard or Schreiber's Green Lizard (Lacerta schreiberi) is a species of lizard in the Lacertidae family. It is found in Portugal and Spain. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rivers, and pastureland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
[edit] Source
- Sá-Sousa, P., Marquez, R. & Pérez-Mellado, V. 2005. Lacerta schreiberi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.
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