''Psammodromus'' is a small
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of sand lizards of the
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Lacertidae
The Lacertidae are the family (biology), family of the wall lizards, true lizards, or sometimes simply lacertas, which are native to Afro-Eurasia. It is a diverse family with at least 300 species in 39 genera. They represent the dominant group o ...
''. It has six described species, which are found in
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an and North African countries next to the
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Species
The following species are recognized as being valid.
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Psammodromus algirus'' - large psammodromus, Algerian psammodromus, Algerian sand racer
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Psammodromus blanci
''Psammodromus blanci'', also known commonly as Blanc's sand racer or Blanc's psammodromus, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to North Africa.
Etymology
It has been claimed that the specific name, ''blanci ...
'' - Blanc's sand racer, Blanc's psammodromus
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Psammodromus edwarsianus
The East Iberian sand racer or East Iberian psammodromus (''Psammodromus edwarsianus'') is a species of lizards in the family Lacertidae. It is found in Spain and France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country pri ...
'' - East Iberian sand racer, East Iberian psammodromus
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Psammodromus hispanicus
''Psammodromus hispanicus'', the Spanish psammodromus, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae.
It is found in France, Portugal, and Spain.
Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, temperate grassland, sandy shores, ...
'' – Spanish psammodromus
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Psammodromus manuelae
''Psammodromus manulae'' is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Iberia and was previously thought to be a subspecies of the large psammodromus. Its population is stable and it is classified as least concern
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Psammodromus microdactylus
''Psammodromus microdactylus'', the green psammodromus or small-fingered psammodromus, is a species of lizards in the family Lacertidae. It is endemic to Morocco.
Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation and temperate gras ...
'' – small-fingered psammodromus, green psammodromus
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Psammodromus occidentalis
''Psammodromus occidentalis'' is a species of lizards in the family Lacertidae. It is endemic to Western Iberian Peninsula (western Spain and Portugal
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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Psammodromus''.
References
Further reading
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Boulenger GA (1887). '' Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. Lacertidæ ...'' London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I-XL. (Genus ''Psammodromus'', pp. 46–47).
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Fitzinger LI (1826). ''Neue Classification der Reptilien nach ihren natürlichen Verwandtschaften. Nebst einer Verwandtschafts-tafel und einem Verzeichnisse der Reptilien-Sammlung des K.K. zoologischen Museum's zu Wien''. Vienna: J.G. Heubner. five unnumbered + 67 pp. + one plate. (''Psammodromus'', new genus, p. 22). (in
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*López, Pilar; Martín, José (2009). "Lipids in femoral gland secretions of male lizards, ''Psammodromus hispanicus'' ". ''Biochemical Systematics and Ecology'' 37 (4): 304–307.
Lizard genera
Taxa named by Leopold Fitzinger
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