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Hellenolacerta graeca (BEDRIAGA, 1886)

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Higher TaxaLacertidae, Lacertinae, Sauria, Lacertoidea, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Greek Rock Lizard
G: Griechische Spitzkopfeidechse 
SynonymLacerta graeca BEDRIAGA 1886: 290
Lacerta graeca — WERNER 1904: 256
Lacerta graeca — MEHELY 1909: 463
Lacerta danfordii var. graeca — BOULENGER 1920: 314
Lacerta graeca — MERTENS & MÜLLER 1940
Lacerta graeca — BÖHME 1984: 255
Lacerta graeca — ENGELMANN et al. 1993
Podarcis graeca — MAYER (pers. comm.)
Lacerta graeca — PLESSAS 2002
Hellenolacerta graeca — ARNOLD et al. 2007
Hellenolacerta graeca — TRAPP 2007
Lacerta (Hellenolacerta) graeca — SINDACO & JEREMČENKO 2008
Hellenolacerta graeca — SPEYBROECK et al. 2020 
DistributionGreece (Peloponnese)

Type locality: Taygetos mountains near Kalamata  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesType: BMNH 1940.9.3.46 (and possibly additional specimens). 
DiagnosisDiagnosis (genus): Lizards possessing the following features found only in a minority of other Lacertini: often 27 presacral vertebrae in males, median loop of clavicle always interrupted posteriorly, medial longitudinal scale rows under the tail often a little more laterally expanded than adjoining ones, frequently some sexual dimorphism in dorsal colouring; hemipenis often with traces of an armature. Other more widely distributed features include: head and body markedly depressed but supraocular osteoderms usually complete in adults, nine pre-maxillary teeth in adults, inscriptional ribs usually absent, tail often brightly coloured in juveniles, hemipenial microornamentation of hook-shaped spines (from Arnold et al. 2007: 43). 
CommentType Species: Lacerta graeca Bedriaga, 1886 is the type species of the genus Hellenolacerta ARNOLD et al. 2007.

Reference images: see Uetz et al. 2024 for high-resolution reference images for this species. 
EtymologyNamed after the occurrence of the species in Greece.

The genus was named after its occurrence in Greece (Greek “Hellas”) and Latin “lacerta” = lizard. 
References
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  • Bedriaga, J. von 1886. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Lacertiden-Familie (Lacerta, Algiroides, Tropidosaura, Zerzumia, Bettaia). Abh. senckenb. naturf. Ges. (Frankfurt) 14: 17-444 - get paper here
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  • Böhme,W. 1984. Lacerta graeca - Taygetos - Eidechse. In: Böhme,W. (ed.), Handbuch der Reptilien und Amphibien Europas, Band 2/I., Echsen II (Lacerta). Aula-Verlag Wiesbaden, pp. 255-264
  • Boulenger, G.A. 1910. Remarks on Prof. L. von Mehely's recent Contribution to the Knowledge of the Lizards allied to Lacerta muralis. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 5: 247-256 - get paper here
  • Boulenger,G.A. 1920. Monograph of the Lacertidae, vol. 1. British Museum (London) - get paper here
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  • Engelmann, W.E. et al. 1993. Lurche und Kriechtiere Europas. Neumann Verlag (Radebeul, Germany), 440 pp.
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