Suborder Lacertilia Higher classification Algyroides Order Scaled reptiles | Subphylum Vertebrata Infraorder Scincomorpha Genus Algyroides Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
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Fitzinger's algyroides or the pygmy algyroides or the pygmy keeled lizard (Algyroides fitzingeri ) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae.
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Etymology
The specific name, fitzingeri, is in honor of Austrian herpetologist Leopold Fitzinger.
Geographic range
A. fitzingeri is found only in Corsica and Sardinia.
Habitat
The natural habitats of A. fitzingeri are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, temperate grassland, rocky areas, arable land, pastureland, and rural gardens.
References
Fitzinger's algyroides Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA