Dinarolacerta montenegrina, also known as Prokletije rock lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae.[1][2] It is known with certainty only from the Prokletije mountain massif in Montenegro. The identity of a population of similar lizards in Albania needs confirmation.[1]
| Dinarolacerta montenegrina | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Dinarolacerta |
| Species: | D. montenegrina |
| Binomial name | |
| Dinarolacerta montenegrina | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Lacerta mosorensis – Dzukic et al., 1997 (in part) | |
Dinarolacerta montenegrina was first described in 2007.[3] It differs genetically and morphologically from the most closely related species, Dinarolacerta mosorensis: in the exterior morphology, it is smaller; it has only one postnasal scale on one or both sides of its head; it has fewer temporal and postocular scales.[3] The skeleton differs from D. mosorensis by its reduced supraocular osteoderms and the absence of an anteromedial process on the postocular bone.[3]
Dinarolacerta montenegrina is known from debris fields and large rock outcrops at elevations of about 1,550–1,600 m (5,090–5,250 ft) above sea level.[1]
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 Bowles, P. (2024). "Dinarolacerta montenegrina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024 e.T196001A207062346. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T196001A207062346.en. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- 1 2 Dinarolacerta montenegrina at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 19 March 2024.
- 1 2 3 Ljubisavljević, Katarina; Arribas, Oscar; Dšukić, Georg; Carranza, Salvador (12 October 2007). "Genetic and morphological differentiation of Mosor rock lizards, Dinarolacerta mosorensis (Kolombatović, 1886), with the description of a new species from the Prokletije Mountain Massif (Montenegro) (Squamata: Lacertidae)". Zootaxa. 1613 (1): 1–22. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1613.1.1.