Spanish algyroides
Appearance
Spanish algyroides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Lacertidae |
Genus: | Algyroides |
Species: | A. marchi
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Binomial name | |
Algyroides marchi Valverde, 1958
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Synonyms[1] | |
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The Spanish algyroides (Algyroides marchi ),[2] also commonly known as the Spanish keeled lizard or Valverde's lizard,[3] is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, marchi, is in honor of Spanish businessman Juan March Ordinas.[3]
Geographic range
A. marchi is endemic to southeastern Spain.[2]
Habitat
The natural habitats of the Spanish algyroides are temperate forests, rivers, and rocky areas.[2]
Reproduction
Conservation status
A. marchi is threatened by habitat loss.[2]
References
- ^ a b Species Algyroides marchi at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ a b c d e Pérez-Mellado V, Marquez R. 2005. Algyroides marchi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.
- ^ a b 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. (Algyroides marchi, p. 168).
Further reading
- Arnold EN, Burton JA (1978). A Field Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Britain and Europe. London: Collins. 272 pp. + Plates 1-40. ISBN 0-00-219318-3. (Algyroides marchi, pp. 118–119 + Plate 18 + Map 59).
- Buchholz KF (1965). "Zur Kenntnis des Genus Algyroides (Reptilia: Lacertidae) in Spanien ". Bonner Zoologische Beiträge, Zoologische Forschunginstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn 15: 239-246. (Algyroides marchi, pp. 243–244). (in German).
- Valverde JA (1958). "Una nueva lagartija del género Algiroides Bribron [sic] procedente de la Sierra de Cazorla (Sur de España)". Archivos del Instituto de Aclimatación de Almería 7: 127-134. (Algiroides marchi, new species). (in Spanish).