Interesting Facts
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Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Algerian Psammodromus, Large Psammodromus, Algerijnse Zandloper
Common Names in German:
Algerischer Sandl, Algerischer Sandlaufer
Common Names in Spanish:
Lagartija Colilarga
Description
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Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 3,693 meters (0 to 12,116 feet).[1]
Ecology:
This species is found in dense bushes and shrubland, in open or degraded
woodland areas, pine forests
and eucalyptus plantations, coastal
dunes and beaches. It also occurs in rural gardens and in some agricultural
areas. Females lay
between eight and 11 eggs
.[2].
List of Habitats
:
- 1 Forest
- 1.4 Forest - Temperate
- 3 Shrubland
- 3.8 Shrubland - Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation
- 14 Artificial/Terrestrial
- 14.1 Artificial/Terrestrial - Arable Land
- 14.2 Artificial/Terrestrial - Pastureland
- 14.3 Artificial/Terrestrial - Plantations
- 14.4 Artificial/Terrestrial - Rural Gardens [more info]
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Subclass:
Diapsida
()
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
()
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
()
-
- Order:
Squamata
()
- Suborder:
Lacertilia
()
- Infraorder:
Scincomorpha
()
- Family:
Lacertidae
()
- Subfamily:
Gallotiinae
()
- Genus:
Psammodromus
()
- Fitzinger, 1826
- Specific name:
algirus
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Subspecies:
LE & KABISCH 1996. Illustration
of P.a. ket
- Scientific name: - Psammodromus algirus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Subspecies:
LE & KABISCH 1996. Illustration
of P.a. ket
- Specific name:
algirus
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Genus:
Psammodromus
(
- Subfamily:
Gallotiinae
(
- Family:
Lacertidae
(
- Infraorder:
Scincomorpha
(
- Suborder:
Lacertilia
(
- Order:
Squamata
(
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
(
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
(
- Subclass:
Diapsida
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
KÄstle & Kabisch 1996: 444 • Lacerta algira Linnaeus 1758: 203 • Psammodromus algirus — Boulenger 1887 • Psammodromus algirus — Engelmann Et Al 1993 • Psammodromus algirus — Schleich • Troidosaurus algira var. nolli FISCHER. 1887 (Fide Schleich Et Al. 1996) • Tropidosaura algira DumÉril & Bibron 1839: 168 • Tropidosaura algira — Boettger 1874
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Comment: Subspecies
after SCHLEICH, KÄSTLE & KABISCH 1996. Illustration
of P.a. ketamensis in SCHLÜTER 2004.
Populations in Iberia and France previously assigned to this species
are now regarded as separate species jeanneae and manuelae
(Busack et al. 2006).[2].
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Psammodromus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 6 species and subspecies in this genus:
P. algirus (Algerian Psammodromus) · P. algirus algirus (Algerian Psammodromus) · P. blanci (Blanc's Sand Racer) · P. hispanicus (Spanish Psammodromus) · P. hispanicus hispanicus (Spanish Psammodromus) · P. microdactylus (Green Psammodromus)
More Info
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- Search using Scientific Name and Vernacular Names: All the Web | AltaVista Canada | AltaVista | Excite | Google | HotBot | Lycos
- Search using Specialized Databases: GenBank | Medline | Scirus | CISTI/CAL | Agricola Periodicals | Agricola Books
Further Reading
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- Amphibia and reptiles, by Hans Gadow. 1909 London, Macmillan and co., limited, 1901. url p. 663.
- An introduction to the study of the Protozoa, with special reference to the parasitic forms. By E. A. Minchin. London, E. Arnold, 1922. url p. 498, p. 498.
- Anatomischer Anzeiger. Jena: G. Fischer, 1886- url p. 27, p. 57.
- Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). London: BM(NH) url p. 299, p. 302, p. 308, p. 310, p. 314, p. 315, p. 318, p. 320, p. 348, p. 349.
- Catalogue of the lizards in the British museum (Natural history) / London: Printed by order of the Trustees, 1885-87. url , .
- International catalogue of scientific literature. LondonPublished for the International Council by the Royal Society of London1901-1920 url p. 74.
- Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society. Oxford [etc.]Royal Microscopical Society. url , p. 62.
- List of the vertebrated animals now or lately living in the gardens of the Zoological Society of London. London: Printed for the Society, 1896. url p. 595.
- Monograph of the Lacertidae / by G.A. Boulenger London, 1920-1921. url p. 163, p. 175.
- Monograph of the Lacertidae, by George Albert Boulenger. London: Printed by order of the Trustees, 1920-21. url p. 175, p. 423.
- Monograph of the Lacertidoe. LondonPrinted by order of the Trustees1920-21 url p. 175.
- Monograph of the Lacertidæ, London, Printed by order of the Trustees, 1920-21. url , , .
- Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 4th series. San Francisco, California Academy of Sciences. url p. 262, p. 654.
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. London: Academic Press, [etc.], 1833-1965. url p. 14, p. 14, p. 751.
- The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology being a continuation of the Annals combined with Loudon and Charlesworth's Magazine of Natural History. London, Taylor and Francis, Ltd. url p. 304.
- The palatal dentition in squamate reptiles: morphology, development, attachment, and replacement / D. Luke Mahler, Maureen Kearney. 108 2006 Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, c2006. url p. 9.
- The practical study of malaria and other blood parasites, by J.W.W. Stephens and S.R. Christophers. London, Published for the University Press of Liverpool by Williams and Norgate, 1908. url p. 273.
- Transactions of the Zoological Society of London. [London]: Published for the Zoological Society of London by Academic Press url p. 442, p. 97, p. 97, p. 98, p. 98.
- Zoology of Egypt / by John Anderson. London: B. Quaritch, 1898-1907. url p. 147.
Notes
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Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed February 1, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 27, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 5 providers.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Jose Antonio Mateo Miras, Marc Cheylan, M. Sad Nouira, Ulrich Joger, Paulo S-Sousa, Valentin Prez-Mellado, Iigo Martnez-Solano, Roberto Sindaco 2009. Psammodromus algirus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 04February2012.
- Miras, J.A.M., Cheylan, M., Nouira, M.S., Joger, U., Sá-Sousa, P. & Pérez-Mellado, V. 2006. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
- TIGR Reptile Database . Release date: October 2, 2007
- Uetz, Peter. The Reptile Database
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 27, 2008:
- European Environment Agency: EUNIS
- GBIF-Spain: BDBCV BioBlitz in Penyagolosa (Castellón, Spain)
- Marine Science Institute, UCSB: Paleobiology Database
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
- University of Navarra, Museum of Zoology: Museum of Zoology, University of Navarra
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2544048
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Rep-5926
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14381658
- IUCN ID: 236631
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 627410
Footnotes
- Mean = 145.880 meters (478.609 feet), Standard Deviation = 268.240 based on 26,303 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
- Jose Antonio Mateo Miras, Marc Cheylan, M. Saïd Nouira, Ulrich Joger, Paulo Sá-Sousa, Valentin Pérez-Mellado, Iñigo Martínez-Solano, Roberto Sindaco 2009. Psammodromus algirus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 04 February 2012. [back]
