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Iberian Mountain Lizard

Iberolacerta monticola (Boulenger, 1905)

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.

Ligada a roquedos de alta montaña con diseño y coloración variable , la variabilidad que se encuentra en esta especie fue favorecida por la compleja topografía de los sistemas montañosos. Grado de conservación aceptable, pero existen amenazas derivadas de la destrucción de sus hábitats en la alta montaña .

Ligada a roquedos de alta montaña con diseño y coloración variable , la variabilidad que se encuentra en esta especie fue favorecida por la compleja topografía de los sistemas montañosos. Grado de conservación aceptable, pero existen amenazas derivadas de la destrucción de sus hábitats en la alta montaña .

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Open encyclopedia reference

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

Wikipedia contributors, Iberian rock lizard; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:31:27.060021+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Iberolacerta monticola (Boulenger, 1905)
Name authority
(Boulenger, 1905)
Common name
Iberian Mountain 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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
  9. orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
  10. suborderAutarchoglossa
  11. familyLacertidae
  12. genusIberolacerta
  13. speciesIberolacerta monticola (Boulenger, 1905)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Iberolacerta. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Aran Rock LizardIberolacerta aranica (Arribas, 1993)LacertidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pyrenean Rock LizardIberolacerta bonnali (Lantz, 1927)LacertidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Aurelio’s Rock LizardIberolacerta aurelioi (Arribas, 1994)LacertidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyren’s Rock LizardIberolacerta cyreni (Müller & Hellmich, 1937)LacertidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Galan’s Rock LizardIberolacerta galani Arribas, Carranza & Odierna, 2006LacertidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Horvath's Rock LizardIberolacerta horvathi (Méhely, 1904)LacertidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Martinez-Rica’s Rock LizardIberolacerta martinezricai (Arribas, 1996)LacertidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 292 records assigned to Lacertidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Lacerta monticola Boulenger, 1905 Boulenger, 1905synonym
Lacerta monticola cantabrica Mertens, 1929 Mertens, 1929synonym
Iberolacerta monticola astur Arribas & Galán, 2014 Arribas & Galán, 2014ambiguous synonym
Iberolacerta monticola astur Arribas & Galán ex Arribas et al., 2014 Arribas & Galán ex Arribas et al., 2014ambiguous synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Portugal (Serra da Estrela), Spain (Cantabrian Mts., Galicia)

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.

  1. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Iberolacerta&species=monticola 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.

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:3P7HM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.