Higher classification Lacerta | Phylum Chordata Scientific name Lacerta schreiberi Rank Species | |
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Similar Lacerta, Reptile, Lacertids, Timon, Ocellated lizard | ||
Iberian emerald lizard
The Iberian emerald lizard or Schreiber's green lizard (Lacerta schreiberi ) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to the Iberian Peninsula.
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Etymology
The specific name, schreiberi, is in honor of Austrian zoologist Egid Schreiber (1836–1913), author of Herpetologia Europaea (1875).
Geographic range
Lacerta schreiberi is found in Portugal and Spain.
Habitat
The natural habitats of L. schreiberi are temperate forests and shrublands, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rivers, and pastureland.
Conservation status
L. schreiberi is threatened by habitat loss.
Description
A large species, L. schreiberi measures about 13.5 cm (5.3 in) snout-to-vent (SVL); including the tail, it measures about 38 cm (15 in).
Diet
L. schreiberi is mainly insectivorous, though it also preys on small lizards like the iberian wall lizard or large psammodromus.