NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Cyren’s Rock Lizard
Iberolacerta cyreni (Müller & Hellmich, 1937)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Iberolacerta cyreni, commonly known as the Cyren's rock lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to central Spain and is currently listed as endangered by the IUCN due to global warming. I. cyreni has evolved to exhibit key behavioral characteristics, namely individual recognition, in which a lizard is able to identify another organism of the same species, as well as thermoregulation.
Wikipedia contributors, Iberolacerta cyreni; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:18:48.106780+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Iberolacerta cyreni (Müller & Hellmich, 1937)
- Name authority
- (Müller & Hellmich, 1937)
- Common name
- Cyren’s Rock Lizard
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Lacertidae
- Genus
- Iberolacerta
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderAutarchoglossa
- familyLacertidae
- genusIberolacerta
- speciesIberolacerta cyreni (Müller & Hellmich, 1937)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Iberolacerta. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Aran Rock LizardIberolacerta aranica (Arribas, 1993) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pyrenean Rock LizardIberolacerta bonnali (Lantz, 1927) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Iberian Mountain LizardIberolacerta monticola (Boulenger, 1905) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aurelio’s Rock LizardIberolacerta aurelioi (Arribas, 1994) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Galan’s Rock LizardIberolacerta galani Arribas, Carranza & Odierna, 2006 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Horvath's Rock LizardIberolacerta horvathi (Méhely, 1904) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Martinez-Rica’s Rock LizardIberolacerta martinezricai (Arribas, 1996) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Lacerta cyreni castiliana Arribas, 1996 Arribas, 1996 | synonym |
| Lacerta monticola cyreni Müller & Hellmich, 1937 Müller & Hellmich, 1937 | synonym |
| Iberolacerta cyreni castiliana (Arribas, 1996) (Arribas, 1996) | ambiguous synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Iberolacerta&species=cyreni Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3P7HG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.