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*[[Edwin Nicholas Arnold|Arnold EN]], [[Oscar J. Arribas|Arribas OJ]], [[Salvador Carranza|Carranza S]] (2007). "Systematics of the Palaearctic and Oriental lizard tribe Lacertini (Squamata: Lacertidae: Lacertinae), with descriptions of eight new genera". ''Zootaxa'' '''1430''': 1–86. (''Iranolacerta zagrosica'', new combination).
*[[Edwin Nicholas Arnold|Arnold EN]], [[Oscar J. Arribas|Arribas OJ]], [[Salvador Carranza|Carranza S]] (2007). "Systematics of the Palaearctic and Oriental lizard tribe Lacertini (Squamata: Lacertidae: Lacertinae), with descriptions of eight new genera". ''Zootaxa'' '''1430''': 1–86. (''Iranolacerta zagrosica'', new combination).
*[[Nasrullah Rastegar-Pouyani|Rastegar-Pouyani N]], [[Göran Nilson|Nilson G]] (1998). "A new species of ''Lacerta'' (Sauria: Lacertidae) from the Zagros mountains, Esfahan Province, West-Central Iran". ''Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences'' '''50''' (10): 267277. (''Lacerta zagrosica'', new species).
*[[Nasrullah Rastegar-Pouyani|Rastegar-Pouyani N]], [[Göran Nilson|Nilson G]] (1998). "A new species of ''Lacerta'' (Sauria: Lacertidae) from the Zagros mountains, Esfahan Province, West-Central Iran". ''Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences'' '''50''' (10): 267277. (''Lacerta zagrosica'', new species).
*[[Roberto Sindaco|Sindaco R]], [[Valery Konstantinovich Jeremčenko|Jeremčenko VK]] (2008). ''The Reptiles of the Western Palearctic. 1. Annotated Checklist and Distributional Atlas of the Turtles, Crocodiles, Amphisbaenians and Lizards of Europe, North Africa, Middle East and Central Asia''. (Monographs of the ''Societas Herpetologica Italica''). Latina, Italy: Edizioni Belvedere. 580 pp. {{ISBN|978-88-89504-14-7}}. (''Lacerta zagrosica'').





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Iranolacerta zagrosica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Iranolacerta
Species:
I. zagrosica
Binomial name
Iranolacerta zagrosica
Synonyms[2]
  • Lacerta zagrosica
    N. Rastegar-Pouyani & Nilson, 1998
  • Iranolacerta zagrosica
    Arnold, Arribas & Carranza, 2007

Iranolacerta zagrosica, also known commonly as the Zagros Mountains lacerta,[2] is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Iran.[2][3]

Geographic range

I. zagrosica occurs in the central Zagros Mountains in Esfahan and Lorestan Provinces, Iran.[3]

Habitat

The Zagros Mountains lacerta's habitat includes rocky outcrops and vertical walls in alpine meadows, at altitudes of 2,450–3,200 m (8,040–10,500 ft).[3]

Sympatric species

I. zagrosica co-occurs with I. brandtii, which prefers horizontal gravel substrates as opposed to rocky slopes.[3]

Reproduction

I. zagrosica is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ Nilson, Göran (2009). "Iranolacerta nigrolateralis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T29482A9500769. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T29482A9500769.en.
  2. ^ a b c d Iranolacerta zagrosica at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-11-03.
  3. ^ a b c d ŠMÍD, JIŘÍ; MORAVEC, JIŘÍ; KODYM, PETR; KRATOCHVÍL, LUKÁŠ; YOUSEFKHANI, SEYYED SAEED HOSSEINIAN; FRYNTA, DANIEL (20 August 2014). "Annotated checklist and distribution of the lizards of Iran". Zootaxa. 3855 (1): 1–97. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3855.1.1. PMID 25284505.

Further reading

  • Arnold EN, Arribas OJ, Carranza S (2007). "Systematics of the Palaearctic and Oriental lizard tribe Lacertini (Squamata: Lacertidae: Lacertinae), with descriptions of eight new genera". Zootaxa 1430: 1–86. (Iranolacerta zagrosica, new combination).
  • Rastegar-Pouyani N, Nilson G (1998). "A new species of Lacerta (Sauria: Lacertidae) from the Zagros mountains, Esfahan Province, West-Central Iran". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 50 (10): 267277. (Lacerta zagrosica, new species).
  • Sindaco R, Jeremčenko VK (2008). The Reptiles of the Western Palearctic. 1. Annotated Checklist and Distributional Atlas of the Turtles, Crocodiles, Amphisbaenians and Lizards of Europe, North Africa, Middle East and Central Asia. (Monographs of the Societas Herpetologica Italica). Latina, Italy: Edizioni Belvedere. 580 pp. ISBN 978-88-89504-14-7. (Lacerta zagrosica).