Iberian emerald lizard
The Iberian emerald lizard ("Lacerta schreiberi)", also known commonly as Schreiber's green lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to the Iberian Peninsula. Etymology. The specific name, "schreiberi", is in honor of Austrian zoologist Egid Schreiber (1836–1913), author of "Herpetologia Europaea" (1875). It is known as "Lagarto-de-água" (water lizard) in Portuguese and "lagarto verdinegro" (green and black lizard) in Spanish. Geographic range. "Lacerta schreiberi" is found in Portugal and Spain. Habitat. The natural habitats of "L. schreiberi" are temperate forests and shrublands, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rivers , and pastureland. Conservation status. "Lacerta schreiberi" is threatened by habitat loss. Description. A large species, "L. schreiberi" measures about snout-to-vent (SVL); including the tail, it measures about . Diet. "Lacerta schreiberi" is mainly insectivorous, though it also preys on small lizards like the iberian wall lizard or large psammodromus. Reproduction. "Lacerta schreiberi" is oviparous. Clutch size varies from 11 to 28 eggs.