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Leonese rock lizard

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Species of gecko

Leonese rock lizard
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Iberolacerta
Species: I. galani
Binomial name
Iberolacerta galani
Arribas, Carranza & Odierna, 2006
Distribution of the Leonese rock lizard.

The Leonese rock lizard (Iberolacerta galani), also known as Galan's rock lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is indigenous to Spain.

Geographic range

The species I. galani is endemic to the Montes de León in northwestern Spain.

Etymology

Its specific name, galani, honors the Corunnan herpetologist Dr. Pedro Galán Regalado for his lifelong dedication to the study of the Iberian herpetofauna and natural history in general.

Description

This species, I. galani, is characterized by its relatively large size. It is the biggest species of Iberolacerta with females reaching 84 mm (3.3 in) snout-to-vent length (SVL). It is also characterized by a high number of blue ocelli on the shoulders, and the relatively frequent contact or near-contact between the supranasal and the first loreal scale.

Habitat

The Leonese rock lizard inhabits rocky supraforestal (above the tree line) habitats, at 1,000–2,000 m (3,300–6,600 ft), with a high-mountain climate.

Reproduction

I. galani is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ Arribas, Oscar (2009). "Iberolacerta galani ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T157271A5066930. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T157271A5066930.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. 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. (Iberolacerta galani, p. 97).
  3. ^ Arribas, Oscar; Carranza, Salvador; Odierna, Gaetano (2006). "Description of a new endemic species of mountain lizard from Northwestern Spain: Iberolacerta galani sp. nov. (Squamata: Lacertidae)". Zootaxa. 1240 (1240): 1–55. doi:10.5281/zenodo.172862.
  4. Species Iberolacerta galani at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Taxon identifiers
Iberolacerta galani


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