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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


Taxonomy of the family Lacertidae
Bibliography of the genus Scelarcis
Biodiversity of the family Lacertidae








Genus
Scelarcis

Moroccan Rock Lizard

Brilleneidechse

Marokkansk Klippefirben

1843 Scelarcis Fitzinger (type species: Lacerta perspicillata Dumeril & Bibron 1839)
1845 Thetia Gray (type species: Lacerta perspicillata Dumeril & Bibron 1839; syn. Arnold, Arribas & Carranza 2007)
Contents: 1 species, which is not endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks: Previously regarded as a synonym of Lacerta (e.g., Arnold 1989), and, more recently, of Teira (e.g.; Mayer & Bischoff 1996). Revalidated as a separate genus by Arnold, Arribas & Carranza (2007). Some authors prefer to retain it as a subgenus of Lacerta (e.g., Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008).
Distribution: As for the single species.

Scelarcis perspicillata

Moroccan Rock Lizard

Brilleneidechse

Marokkansk Klippefirben

1839 Lacerta perspicillata Dumeril & Bibron
Thetia perspicillata Gray 1845
Podarcis perspicillata Arnold 1973
Teira perspicillata Mayer & Bischoff 1996
Scelarcis perspicillata Bons & Geniez 1996
1901 Lacerta perspicillata guichenotii Doumergue (Böhme (ed.) 1986)
1929 Lacerta perspicillata pellegrini Werner (Böhme (ed.) 1986)
1931 Lacerta perspicillata chabanaudi Werner (Böhme (ed.) 1986)

Introduced to: Spain (Balearic Islands: Minorca).
Distribution: Algeria, Morocco.


Scelarcis perspicillata
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