Aran rock lizard

The Aran rock lizard is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

The Aran Rock Lizard (Iberolacerta aranica) is a species of lizard in the Lacertidae family. It is found in France and Spain. Its natural habitats are temperate grassland, rocky areas, and pastureland. It is threatened by habitat loss. More

Aran rock lizards develop slowly, and sexual maturity is reached relatively late, at the age of four years in males and between four and five years in females (3). More

Described to science as recently as 1993 (1), the Aran rock lizard is known only from a tiny area on the border of France and Spain. The greyish-brown skin is patterned with two rows of dark spots running down each side of the back. More

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The Aran Rock Lizard Iberolacerta aranica is endemic to a small area in the Pyrenees Mountains of France and Spain. It is currently categorized by IUCN as Critically Endangered. (Photograph of an adult in the Aran Valley of Spain © Lars Bergendorf. More

the Aran Rock Lizard, Iberolacerta aranica, but that can't be right, since that is apparently a quite endangered lizard that is only endemic to a 26 sq km area in the Aran and Ariege valleys in the Pyrenees, while my house is several hundred kilometers away, in the More

The Aran Rock lizard was first described by Arribas in 1993, the scientific name of this species is Iberolacerta aranica. Iberolacerta from Latin meaning 'Iberia' and 'lizard'. Aranica is from Latin and is the name of the geographical area in which lives this lizard. More

Aran Rock Lizard (Iberolacerta aranica) - note three large scales on the cheek habitat of Aran Rock Lizard (Iberolacerta aranica) Viviparous Lizard (Zootoca vivipara) eggs of Viviparous Lizard (Zootoca vivipara) - it is noted that the More

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Aran rock lizard in English - English