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Iberolacerta cyreni
Small lizard without the tail. Iberolacerta cyreni is a species of lizard in the Lacertidae family. It is 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.
Its natural habitat is high mountains rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss. Spotted above 1500 m. above the sea level, at rocks and shrubs habitat. Parque Nacional de Sierra de Guadarrama, Peñalara
Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/640 sec.; f/13; ISO Speed Rating: 800. Exposure Bias: 0 EV. Focal Length: 300.0 mm. No Flash fired
Spotted on Jul 6, 2016
Submitted on Oct 13, 2016
1 Comment
It seems to be a pregnant female but with the greenish color of a male in heat!!