Hellenolacerta graeca (BEDRIAGA, 1886)
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Hellenolacerta graeca
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| Higher Taxa | Lacertidae, Lacertinae, Sauria, Lacertoidea, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Common Names | E: Greek Rock Lizard G: Griechische Spitzkopfeidechse |
| Synonym | Lacerta 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 |
| Distribution | Greece (Peloponnese) Type locality: Taygetos mountains near Kalamata |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Type: BMNH 1940.9.3.46 (and possibly additional specimens). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis (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). |
| Comment | Type Species: Lacerta graeca Bedriaga, 1886 is the type species of the genus Hellenolacerta ARNOLD et al. 2007. |
| Etymology | Named after the occurrence of the species in Greece. The genus was named after its occurrence in Greece (Greek “Hellas”) and Latin “lacerta” = lizard. |
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