Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Iberolacerta martinezricai (Iberolacerta martinezricai), recorded as Endangered
Iberolacerta martinezricai (Iberolacerta martinezricai). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Iberolacerta martinezricai

Iberolacerta martinezricai

Iberolacerta martinezricai is a lizard or snake in the family Lacertidae, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Iberolacerta martinezricai
Taxonomy
Squamata · Lacertidae · Iberolacerta

The lizard or snake

Iberolacerta martinezricai is a lizard or snake in the family Lacertidae.

Range and habitat

Iberolacerta martinezricai is found in western Spain, in the Sierra de Francia in Salamanca Province. The natural habitats of Iberolacerta martinezricai are temperate forests and rocky areas, at altitudes of 800–1,723 m (2,625–5,653 ft). The species is endemic to Spain.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Iberolacerta martinezricai is threatened by habitat loss.

Iberolacerta martinezricai is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Iberolacerta martinezricai, Wikidata item Q1304115. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Iberolacerta martinezricai?
Iberolacerta martinezricai is a lizard or snake in the family Lacertidae.
What is the conservation status of Iberolacerta martinezricai?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Iberolacerta martinezricai. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Iberolacerta martinezricai live?
The natural habitats of Iberolacerta martinezricai are temperate forests and rocky areas, at altitudes of 800–1,723 m (2,625–5,653 ft).
Why is Iberolacerta martinezricai in crisis?
Iberolacerta martinezricai is threatened by habitat loss.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Iberolacerta martinezricai?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Iberolacerta martinezricai a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.