NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Horvath's Rock Lizard
Iberolacerta horvathi (Méhely, 1904)
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
Horvath's rock lizard (Iberolacerta horvathi) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Europe. Until 1997, this species had been assigned to the genus Lacerta, the same genus as the morphologically similar sand lizard (Lacerta agilis). The natural habitats of I. horvathi are temperate forests and shrublands, and rocky areas.
Wikipedia contributors, Horvath's rock lizard; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T09:32:50.118096+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Iberolacerta horvathi (Méhely, 1904)
- Name authority
- (Méhely, 1904)
- Common name
- Horvath'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 horvathi (Méhely, 1904)
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 |
| Cyren’s Rock LizardIberolacerta cyreni (Müller & Hellmich, 1937) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Galan’s Rock LizardIberolacerta galani Arribas, Carranza & Odierna, 2006 | 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 horvathi Méhely, 1904 Méhely, 1904 | 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=horvathi 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:3P7HK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.