Biology:Leonese rock lizard
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Iberolacerta |
| Species: | I. galani
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| Binomial name | |
| Iberolacerta galani Arribas, Carranza & Odierna, 2006
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| 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.[1]
Etymology
Its specific name, galani, honors the Corunnan herpetologist Dr. Pedro Galán Regalado[2] for his lifelong dedication to the study of the Iberian herpetofauna and natural history in general.[3]
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.[3]
Habitat
The Leonese rock lizard inhabits rocky supraforestal (above the tree line) habitats, at 1,000–2,000 m (3,300–6,600 ft),[1] with a high-mountain climate.[3]
Behavior
As a heliothermic lizard, I.galani relies on basking to regulate its body temperature.Seasonal shifts in thermal preferences have been observed in I. galani, allowing it to maintain effective thermoregulation throughout the year.[4]
Reproduction
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namediucn status 11 November 2021 - ↑ 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).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 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. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228662057.
- ↑ Ortega, Z., Mencía, A., & Pérez-Mellado, V. (2016). Adaptive seasonal shifts in the thermal preferences of the lizard Iberolacerta galani (Squamata, Lacertidae). Journal of Thermal Biology, 62, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2016.10.005
- ↑ Species Iberolacerta galani at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Wikidata ☰ Q3609465 entry
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