Aurelio's rock lizard

Aurelio's rock lizard (Iberolacerta aurelioi) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to the Iberian peninsula.

Aurelio's rock lizard
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Lacertidae
Genus:	Iberolacerta
Species:	I. aurelioi
Binomial name
Iberolacerta aurelioi (Arribas, 1994)
Synonyms[1]
Lacerta aurelioi Arribas, 1994 Iberolacerta (Pyrenesaura) aurelioi — Arribas, 1997 Iberolacerta aurelioi — Arnold, 2007

Etymology

The specific name, aurelioi, is in honor of Aurelio Arribas, the father of the original describer of this species, Oscar J. Arribas.[2]

Geographic range

I. aurelioi is found in a small area near the confluence of Andorra, Spain and France.[3]

Habitat

The natural habitats of I. aurelioi are temperate grassland, rocky areas, and pastureland.[3]

Conservation status

I. aurelioi is threatened by habitat loss.[3]

References

1. "Iberolacerta aurelioi ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
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 aurelioi, p. 13).
3. Pérez-Mellado V, Cheylan M (2005). Iberolacerta aurelioi . 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.