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Psammodromus hispanicus (Spanish Psammodromus)

Wikipedia Abstract

Psammodromus hispanicus, the Spanish psammodromus, is a species of lizard in the Lacertidae family.It is found in France, Portugal, and Spain.Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, temperate grassland, sandy shores, arable land, pastureland, and rural gardens.It is threatened by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Psammodromus hispanicus

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  3 grams
Female Weight [2]  3 grams
Gestation [2]  47 days
Litter Size [2]  3
Litters / Year [2]  2
Reproductive Mode [3]  Oviparous
Snout to Vent Length [2]  1.968 inches (5 cm)
Speed [4]  3.355 MPH (1.5 m/s)
Habitat Substrate [3]  Terrestrial

Ecoregions

Protected Areas

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Mediterranean Basin Algeria, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Portugal, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey No

Predators

Coronella girondica (Southern Smooth Snake)[5]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Mesocestoides tetrathyridium <Unverified Name>[6]
Oochoristica agamae[6]
Parapharyngodon echinatus[6]
Parapharyngodon psammodromi[6]
Sonsinotrema tacapense[6]

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Length–weight allometries in lizards, S. Meiri, Journal of Zoology 281 (2010) 218–226
2Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
3Meiri, Shai (2019), Data from: Traits of lizards of the world: variation around a successful evolutionary design, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.f6t39kj
4Evolution of Sprint Speed in Lacertid Lizards: Morphological, Physiological and Behavioral Covariation, Dirk Bauwens, Theodore Garland, Jr., Aurora M. Castilla, Raoul Van Damme, Evolution, Volume 49, Issue 5 (Oct. 1995), 848-863
5Geographic variation in the diet composition of a secretive Mediterranean colubrid snake: Coronella girondica from Spain and Italy, Luca Luiselli, Juan M. Pleguezuelos, Massimo Capula, Carmen Villafranca, Ital. J. Zool., 68: 57-60 (2001)
6Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0