Spanish algyroides

Spanish algyroides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria
Infraorder: Scincomorpha
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Algyroides
Species: A. marchi
Binomial name
Algyroides marchi
Valverde, 1958
Synonyms
  • Algiroides marchi Valverde, 1958
  • Algyroides marchi
    — Buchholz, 1965[1]

The Spanish algyroides (Algyroides marchi ),[2] also commonly known as the Spanish keeled lizard or Valverde's lizard,[3] is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, marchi, is in honor of Spanish businessman Juan March Ordinas.[3]

Geographic range

A. marchi is endemic to S.E. Spain.[2]

Habitat

The natural habitats of the Spanish algyroides are temperate forests, rivers, and rocky areas.[2]

Conservation status

A. marchi is threatened by habitat loss.[2]

References

  1. "Algyroides marchi ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Pérez-Mellado V, Marquez R. 2005. Algyroides marchi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.
  3. 1 2 Beolens B, Watson M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Algyroides marchi, p. 168).

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