Spanish algyroides

The Spanish algyroides (Algyroides marchi),[1] also commonly known as the Spanish keeled lizard or Valverde's lizard,[3] is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae.[1]

Spanish algyroides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Algyroides
Species:
A. marchi
Binomial name
Algyroides marchi
Valverde, 1958
Synonyms[2]
  • Algiroides marchi
    Valverde, 1958
  • Algyroides marchi
    — Buchholz, 1965

Etymology

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

Geographic range

A. marchi is endemic to southeastern Spain.[1]

Habitat

The natural habitats of the Spanish algyroides are temperate forests, rivers, and rocky areas, at altitudes of 700–1,700 m (2,300–5,600 ft).[1]

Reproduction

A. marchi is oviparous.[2]

Conservation status

A. marchi is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References
  1. Pérez-Mellado V, Marquez R, Martínez-Solano I (2009). "Algyroides marchi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T840A13082975. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T840A13082975.en. Downloaded on 20 September 2020.
  2. Species Algyroides marchi at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
  3. 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. (Algyroides marchi, p. 168).

Further reading
  • Arnold EN, Burton JA (1978). A Field Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Britain and Europe. London: Collins. 272 pp. + Plates 1-40. ISBN 0-00-219318-3. (Algyroides marchi, pp. 118–119 + Plate 18 + Map 59).
  • Buchholz KF (1965). "Zur Kenntnis des Genus Algyroides (Reptilia: Lacertidae) in Spanien ". Bonner Zoologische Beiträge, Zoologische Forschunginstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn 15: 239-246. (Algyroides marchi, pp. 243–244). (in German).
  • Valverde JA (1958). "Una nueva lagartija del género Algiroides Bribron [sic] procedente de la Sierra de Cazorla (Sur de España)". Archivos del Instituto de Aclimatación de Almería 7: 127-134. (Algiroides marchi, new species). (in Spanish).



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