Psammodromus occidentalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lacertoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Lacertilia Superfamilia: Lacertoidea

Familia: Lacertidae
Subfamilia: Gallotiinae
Genus: Psammodromus
Species: Psammodromus occidentalis

Name

Psammodromus occidentalis Fitze, González-Jimena, San José, San Mauro & Zardoya, 2012: 47

Holotype: MNCN/ADN 34516, adult ♂, collected by Patrick S. Fitze and Virginia González-Jimena on 24 October 2008.
Type locality: “Colmenar del Arroyo (Madrid, Spain, 40°27’22.14’’N, 4°10’28.36’’W)”.
Etymology: refers to the geographical distribution of this lizard. All described populations are located on the Western Iberian Peninsula.

References

Primary references

Fitze, P.S., González-Jimena, V., San José, L.M., San Mauro, D. & Zardoya, R. 2012. A new species of sand racer, Psammodromus (Squamata: Lacertidae), from the Western Iberian Peninsula. Zootaxa 3205(1): 41–52. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3205.1.3 Reference page.

Additional references

Fitze, P.S., González-Jimena, V., San José, L.M., San Mauro, D., Aragón, P., Suárez, T. & Zardoya, R. 2011. Integrative analyses of speciation and divergence in Psammodromus hispanicus (Squamata: Lacertidae). BMC Evolutionary Biology 11: 347. DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-11-347 Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Psammodromus occidentalis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 17 August 2021.

Vernacular names

català: Sargantana occidental ibèrica
Deutsch: Westlicher Sandläufer
English: Western Iberian Sand Racer
español: Lagartija occidental ibérica
français: Psammodrome occidental
português: Lagartixa-do-mato-ocidental