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Algyroides
''Algyroides'' is a genus of lizards, commonly called keeled lizards, in the subfamily Lacertinae of the family Lacertidae. Species of the genus ''Algyroides'' are native to southern Europe. Species The following species are recognised as being valid. www.reptile-database.org. *''Algyroides fitzingeri'' – Fitzinger's algyroides *'' Algyroides hidalgoi'' – Spanish algyroides, Spanish keeled lizard *'' Algyroides moreoticus'' – Greek algyroides, Greek keeled lizard *''Algyroides nigropunctatus'' – Dalmatia Dalmatia (; ; ) is a historical region located in modern-day Croatia and Montenegro, on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea. Through time it formed part of several historical states, most notably the Roman Empire, the Kingdom of Croatia (925 ...n algyroides, blue-throated keeled lizard References Lizard genera Taxa named by Gabriel Bibron Taxa named by Jean Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent {{Lacertidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algyroides Hidalgoi
The Spanish algyroides (), also commonly known as the Spanish keeled lizard or Valverde's lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Spain. Geographic range ''Algyroides hidalgoi'' occurs in southeastern Spain. Habitat The natural habitats of the Spanish algyroides are temperate forests, rivers, and rocky areas, at altitudes of . Reproduction ''Algyroides hidalgoi'' is oviparous. Conservation status ''Algyroides hidalgoi'' is threatened by habitat loss. Etymology The synonym, ''Algiroides marchi'', was named in honor of Spanish financier Juan March. References 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. . (''Algyroides marchi'', pp. 118–119 + Plate 18 + Map 59). * Buchholz KF (1965). "''Zur Kenntnis des Genus'' Algyroides ''(Reptilia: Lacertidae) in Spanien'' ". ''Bonner Zoologische Beiträge, Zoologische Forsc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algyroides Fitzingeri
Fitzinger's algyroides (''Algyroides fitzingeri)'', also commonly called the pygmy algyroides and the pygmy keeled lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to the islands of Corsica and Sardinia in the Mediterranean. There are no subspecies. Taxonomy Fitzinger;s algyroides was first formally described as ''Notolophis fitzingeri'' in 1834 by the German herpetologist Arend Friedrich August Wiegmann with its type locality given as Sardinia. This species is classified in the genus '' Algyroides'' which belongs to the family Lacertidae, the African and Eurasian "typical lizards". Etymology The specific name, ''fitzingeri'', is in honor of Austrian herpetologist Leopold Fitzinger. Description Fitzinger's algyroides is up to 130mm in length and is the smallest and most slender member of the genus ''Algyroides''. It can be tod apart from the Greek algyroides, which laso has the scales on the back all being similar, by the sharp demarcation betwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algyroides Moreoticus
The Greek algyroides (''Algyroides moreoticus''), or Greek keeled lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. It is endemic to Greece. Classification The Greek algyroides was first formally described in 1833 by the French biologists Gabriel Bibron and Jean-Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent with its type locality given as "Koubeh" in the Peloponnese. ''Algyroides moreoticus'' is the type species of the genus ''Algyroides'' which is classified within the tribe Lacertini of the subfamily Lacertinae in the family Lacertidae, the "typical lizards" or "wall lizards" of Africa and Eurasia. Description The Greek algyroides is a small lizard with the typical large, keeled scales of the genus ''Algyroides'' on their backs. The males are more colourful than the inconspicuous, brownish females and different populations have differing colour patterns on their flanks. The males on Zakynthos have yellow colour on their flanks, those on Kefalonia and Ithaka have blue flanks while tho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algyroides
''Algyroides'' is a genus of lizards, commonly called keeled lizards, in the subfamily Lacertinae of the family Lacertidae. Species of the genus ''Algyroides'' are native to southern Europe. Species The following species are recognised as being valid. www.reptile-database.org. *''Algyroides fitzingeri'' – Fitzinger's algyroides *'' Algyroides hidalgoi'' – Spanish algyroides, Spanish keeled lizard *'' Algyroides moreoticus'' – Greek algyroides, Greek keeled lizard *''Algyroides nigropunctatus'' – Dalmatia Dalmatia (; ; ) is a historical region located in modern-day Croatia and Montenegro, on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea. Through time it formed part of several historical states, most notably the Roman Empire, the Kingdom of Croatia (925 ...n algyroides, blue-throated keeled lizard References Lizard genera Taxa named by Gabriel Bibron Taxa named by Jean Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent {{Lacertidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algyroides Nigropunctatus
The blue-throated keeled lizard (''Algyroides nigropunctatus''), or Dalmatian algyroides, is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Lacertidae. Description The maximum total length (including tail) is which makes it significantly larger than any of the other ''Algyroides'' species. ''A. nigropunctatus'' can be recognized by the keeled V-shaped scales on the flanks, tail and back. It owes its common name to the bright blue throat of the males in the mating season. Sometimes also females get a blue throat that is less bright. The remainder of the body is light brown to rusty brown, the belly is white to yellowish. It owes its Specific name (zoology), specific name, ''nigropunctatus'', to the rows of black dots on the back. These dots are mostly missing in females outside the mating season. Distribution and habitat ''A. nigropunctatus'' is found in Italy and the Balkans. The natural habitats of ''A. nigropunctatus'' are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rocky a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lacertinae
The Lacertidae are the family of the wall lizards, true lizards, or sometimes simply lacertas, which are native to Afro-Eurasia. It is a diverse family with at about 360 species in 39 genera. They represent the dominant group of reptiles found in Europe. Habitat The European and Mediterranean species of lacertids live mainly in forest and scrub habitats. ''Eremias'' and ''Ophisops'' species replace these in the grassland and desert habitats of Asia. African species usually live in rocky, arid areas. ''Holaspis'' species are among the few arboreal lacertids, and its two species, ''Holaspis guentheri'' and ''Holaspis laevis'', are gliders (although apparently poor ones), using their broad tail and flattened body as an aerofoil. Description Lacertids are small to medium-sized lizards. Most species are less than 9cm long, excluding the tail. The largest living species, ''Gallotia stehlini'', reaches 46cm, and some extinct forms were larger still. They are primarily insectivorous. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lacertidae
The Lacertidae are the family of the wall lizards, true lizards, or sometimes simply lacertas, which are native to Afro-Eurasia. It is a diverse family with at about 360 species in 39 genera. They represent the dominant group of reptiles found in Europe. Habitat The European and Mediterranean species of lacertids live mainly in forest and scrub habitats. ''Eremias'' and ''Ophisops'' species replace these in the grassland and desert habitats of Asia. African species usually live in rocky, arid areas. '' Holaspis'' species are among the few arboreal lacertids, and its two species, '' Holaspis guentheri'' and '' Holaspis laevis'', are gliders (although apparently poor ones), using their broad tail and flattened body as an aerofoil. Description Lacertids are small to medium-sized lizards. Most species are less than 9cm long, excluding the tail. The largest living species, '' Gallotia stehlini'', reaches 46cm, and some extinct forms were larger still. They are primarily insect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leopold Fitzinger
Leopold Joseph Franz Johann Fitzinger (13 April 1802 – 20 September 1884) was an Austrian zoologist. Fitzinger was born in Vienna and studied botany at the University of Vienna under Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin. He worked at the Vienna Naturhistorisches Museum between 1817, when he joined as a volunteer assistant, and 1821, when he left to become secretary to the provincial legislature of Lower Austria; after a hiatus, he was appointed assistant curator in 1844 and remained at the Naturhistorisches Museum until 1861. Later, he became director of the zoos of Munich and Budapest. In 1826, he published ''Neue Classification der Reptilien'', based partly on the work of his friends Friedrich Wilhelm Hemprich and Heinrich Boie. In 1843, he published ''Systema Reptilium'', covering geckos, chameleons and iguanas. Fitzinger is commemorated in the scientific names of five reptiles: ''Algyroides fitzingeri'', ''Leptotyphlops fitzingeri'', ''Liolaemus fitzingerii'', ''Micrurus tener, Micr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Common Name
In biology, a common name of a taxon or organism (also known as a vernacular name, English name, colloquial name, country name, popular name, or farmer's name) is a name that is based on the normal language of everyday life; and is often contrasted with the scientific name for the same organism, which is often based in Latin. A common name is sometimes frequently used, but that is not always the case. In chemistry, IUPAC defines a common name as one that, although it unambiguously defines a chemical, does not follow the current systematic naming convention, such as acetone, systematically 2-propanone, while a vernacular name describes one used in a lab, trade or industry that does not unambiguously describe a single chemical, such as copper sulfate, which may refer to either copper(I) sulfate or copper(II) sulfate. Sometimes common names are created by authorities on one particular subject, in an attempt to make it possible for members of the general public (including s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Europe and the fourth-most populous European Union member state. Spanning across the majority of the Iberian Peninsula, its territory also includes the Canary Islands, in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Balearic Islands, in the Western Mediterranean Sea, and the Autonomous communities of Spain#Autonomous cities, autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla, in mainland Africa. Peninsular Spain is bordered to the north by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; to the east and south by the Mediterranean Sea and Gibraltar; and to the west by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean. Spain's capital and List of largest cities in Spain, largest city is Madrid, and other major List of metropolitan areas in Spain, urban areas include Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lizard Genera
Lizard is the common name used for all Squamata, squamate reptiles other than snakes (and to a lesser extent amphisbaenians), encompassing over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most Island#Oceanic islands, oceanic Archipelago, island chains. The grouping is Paraphyly, paraphyletic as some lizards are more closely related to snakes than they are to other lizards. Lizards range in size from chameleons and geckos a few centimeters long to the 3-meter-long Komodo dragon. Most lizards are quadrupedal, running with a strong side-to-side motion. Some lineages (known as "legless lizards") have secondarily lost their legs, and have long snake-like bodies. Some lizards, such as the forest-dwelling ''Draco (genus), Draco'', are able to glide. They are often Territory (animal), territorial, the males fighting off other males and signalling, often with bright colours, to attract mates and to intimidate rivals. Lizards are mainly carnivorous, often b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Baptiste Bory De Saint-Vincent
Jean-Baptiste Geneviève Marcellin Bory de Saint-Vincent was a French naturalist, officer and politician. He was born on 6 July 1778 in Agen (Lot-et-Garonne) and died on 22 December 1846 in Paris. Biologist and geographer, he was particularly interested in volcanology, systematics and botany. Life Youth Jean-Baptiste Bory de Saint Vincent was born at Agen on 6 July 1778. His parents were Géraud Bory de Saint-Vincent and Madeleine de Journu; his father's family were petty nobility who played important roles at the bar and in the judiciary, during and after the French Revolution. Instilled with sentiments hostile to the revolution from childhood,Biography of Jean-Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent on the website of the French National Assembly: http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/sycomore/fiche/(num_dept)/16507 he studied first at the college of Agen, then with his uncle Journu-Auber in Bordeaux in 1787. He may have attended courses in medicine and surgery from 1791 to 1793. Durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
