#1559 · 🦎 reptiles

Iberian Rock Lizard

🇳🇱 Iberische Berghagedis ·Iberolacerta monticola

LCleast concern 🦎 Reptiles 📍 in Europe, not in NL

7 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

what is it?

The Iberian rock lizard ( Iberolacerta monticola or Lacerta monticola ) is a species of lizard in the Lacertidae family. It is found in Portugal and Spain. Its natural habitats are mountain forests, shrubland, rivers and rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 1,810iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
1,810 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by George Albert Boulenger in 1905 (121 years ago).