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Greek algyroides

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Greek algyroides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Algyroides
Species:
A. moreoticus
Binomial name
Algyroides moreoticus
Bibron & Bory, 1833

The Greek algyroides (Algyroides moreoticus) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae.

Geographic range

A. moreoticus is endemic to Greece.

Habitat

The natural habitats of A. moreoticus are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, and plantations .

Conservation status

A. moreoticus is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

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 moreoticus, p. 118 + Plate 18 + Map 57).
  • Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. Lacertidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I-XL. ("Algiroides [sic] moreoticus ", p. 45).