Facts About Iberian emerald lizard
The Iberian emerald lizard, also known commonly as Schreiber's green lizard and in Spanish as lagarto verdinegro, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to the Iberian Peninsula.
Etymology
The specific name, schreiberi, is in honor of Austrian zoologist Egid Schreiber (1836–1913), author of Herpetologia Europaea (1875).
Habitat
The natural habitats of L. schreiberi are temperate forests and shrublands, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rivers, and pastureland.
Description
A large species, L. schreiberi measures about 13.5 cm (5.3 in) snout-to-vent (SVL); including the tail, it measures about 38 cm (15 in).
Diet
L. schreiberi is mainly insectivorous, though it also preys on small lizards like the iberian wall lizard or large psammodromus.
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