Greek algyroides
Appearance
Greek algyroides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Lacertidae |
Genus: | Algyroides |
Species: | A. moreoticus
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Binomial name | |
Algyroides moreoticus |
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
- ^ Böhme W, Lymberakis P (2005). Algyroides moreoticus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived 2014-06-27 at the Wayback Machine Downloaded on 28 July 2007.
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).