Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Spanish Algyroides (Algyroides marchi), recorded as Endangered
Spanish Algyroides (Algyroides marchi). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Spanish Algyroides

Algyroides marchi

Spanish Algyroides is a lizard or snake in the family Lacertidae — Algyroides marchi, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Algyroides marchi
Taxonomy
Squamata · Lacertidae · Algyroides

Range and habitat

Algyroides hidalgoi occurs in southeastern Spain. The natural habitats of the Spanish algyroides are temperate forests, rivers, and rocky areas, at altitudes of 700–1,700 m (2,300–5,600 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

Algyroides hidalgoi is threatened by habitat loss.

Spanish Algyroides 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 Spanish Algyroides, Wikidata item Q304155. 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 Spanish Algyroides?
Spanish Algyroides is a lizard or snake in the family Lacertidae — Algyroides marchi.
What is the conservation status of Spanish Algyroides?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Algyroides marchi. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Spanish Algyroides live?
The natural habitats of the Spanish algyroides are temperate forests, rivers, and rocky areas, at altitudes of 700–1,700 m (2,300–5,600 ft).
Why is Spanish Algyroides in crisis?
Algyroides hidalgoi is threatened by habitat loss.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Algyroides marchi?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Spanish Algyroides a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.