Iberian Rock Lizard | |
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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) |
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Synonyms | |
Archaeolocerta monticola Boulenger, 1905 |
The Iberian Rock Lizard (Iberolacerta monticola or Lacerta 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.