Iberian Rock Lizard

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Iberian Rock Lizard
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Iberolacerta
Species: I. monticola
Binomial name
Iberolacerta monticola
(Boulenger, 1905)
Synonyms
Archaeolocerta monticola Boulenger, 1905
Lacerta monticola Boulenger, 1905

The Iberian Rock Lizard (Iberolacerta monticola) is a species of lizard in the Lacertidae family. It is found in Portugal and Spain. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, temperate shrubland, rivers, and rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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