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Psammodromus occidentalis Fitze, Gonzalez-Jimena, San-Jose, San Mauro & Zardoya, 2012 is a animal in the Lacertidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Psammodromus occidentalis Fitze, Gonzalez-Jimena, San-Jose, San Mauro & Zardoya, 2012 (Psammodromus occidentalis Fitze, Gonzalez-Jimena, San-Jose, San Mauro & Zardoya, 2012)
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Psammodromus occidentalis Fitze, Gonzalez-Jimena, San-Jose, San Mauro & Zardoya, 2012

Psammodromus occidentalis Fitze, Gonzalez-Jimena, San-Jose, San Mauro & Zardoya, 2012

Psammodromus occidentalis is a Lacertidae lizard species endemic to the Western Iberian Peninsula, split from P. hispanicus in 2012.

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Family
Genus
Psammodromus
Order
Class
Squamata

About Psammodromus occidentalis Fitze, Gonzalez-Jimena, San-Jose, San Mauro & Zardoya, 2012

Taxonomic Classification

Psammodromus occidentalis is a species of lizard that belongs to the family Lacertidae.

Distribution Range

This species is endemic to the Western Iberian Peninsula, which includes western Spain and Portugal.

Taxonomic History

Prior to being formally described as a separate species in 2012, it was classified as the western lineage of Psammodromus hispanicus.

Photo: (c) Luís Lourenço, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Luís Lourenço · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Lacertidae Psammodromus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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