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Iberolacerta cyreni
Male and female. Endemic to central Spain mountain heights between 1.600 y 2.500 m. The Carpetane rock lizard is a small lizard, up to 84 mm, with an exceptionally long tail (up to137 mm) almost twice the length of its body! While young lizards and many adult females are brown, adult males and some adult females are brilliant green, each stained with an irregular pattern of mottled black blotches, which become denser on the flanks, enclosing paler dots. The stomach is whitish to bluish. Juveniles tend to be brownish-grey with a vibrant metallic blue-green tail.
Rocks and alpine meadows at 1900 m. altitude. Parque Natural de Sierra de Gredos
Threatened by habitat loss. Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/800 sec.; f/14; ISO Speed Rating: 800. Exposure Bias: 0 EV. Focal Length: 90.0 mm. No Flash fired.
Spotted on May 16, 2015
Submitted on Jun 8, 2015
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