.::::: Lizards of the World - Scincomorpha - Iberolacerta :::::.
Last update: 7 March, 2004

This genus was previously considered part of Lacerta, but mainly due to Arribas studies it has been shown that the species presented herein is to be considered at seperate genus.
Iberolacerta Arribas, 1997
Pyrenesaura Arribas, 1997
Iberolacerta aranica (Arribas, 1993)
Lacerta aranica Arribas, 1993
Lacerta bonnali aranica Arribas, 1993
Distribution: France and Spain.
Iberolacerta aurelioi (Arribas, 1994)
Lacerta aurelioi Arribas, 1994
Distribution: Spain.
Iberolacerta bonnali (Lantz, 1927)
Lacerta bonnali Lantz, 1927
Lacerta bonnali bonnali Lantz, 1927
Lacerta monticola bonnali Lantz, 1927
Distribution: France and Spain.
Iberolacerta cyreni (Müller & Hellmich, 1937)
  • cyreni (Müller & Hellmich, 1937)
    Lacerta cyreni cyreni Müller & Hellmich, 1937
    Lacerta cyreni Müller & Hellmich, 1937
    Lacerta monticola cyreni Müller & Hellmich, 1937
  • castiliana (Arribas, 1996)
    Lacerta cyreni castiliana Arribas, 1996
  • martinezricai (Arribas, 1996)
    Lacerta cyreni martinezricai Arribas, 1996
    • Distribution: Spain (all).
    Iberolacerta horvathi (Méhely, 1904)
    Lacerta horvathi Méhely, 1904
    Distribution: Albania, Croatia, Germany, Italy and Slovenia.
    Iberolacerta monticola (Boulenger, 1905)

  • monticola (Boulenger, 1905)
    Lacerta monticola monticola Boulenger, 1905
    Lacerta estrellensis Cyrén, 1928
    Lacerta monticola Boulenger, 1905
    Lacerta muralis var. monticola Boulenger, 1905
  • cantabrica (Mertens, 1929)
    Lacerta monticola cantabrica Mertens, 1929
    • Distribution: Portugal (monticola) and Spain (both).
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