Greek algyroides
| Greek algyroides | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Scincomorpha |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Algyroides |
| Species: | A. moreoticus |
| Binomial name | |
| Algyroides moreoticus Bibron & Bory, 1833 | |
The Greek algyroides (Algyroides moreoticus) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae.
Geographic range
A. moreoticus is endemic to Greece.
Habitat
The natural habitats of A. moreoticus are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, and plantations .
Conservation status
A. moreoticus is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- ↑ Böhme W, Lymberakis P (2005). Algyroides moreoticus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.
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 moreoticus, p. 118 + Plate 18 + Map 57).
- Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. Lacertidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I-XL. ("Algiroides [sic] moreoticus ", p. 45).
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