Dinarolacerta montenegrina

(Dinarolacerta montenegrina)

Description

Dinarolacerta montenegrina, the Prokletije rock lizard, is a species of lizard in the Lacertidae family. It is found in Montenegro and Albania. It was first described in 2007. It differs genetically and morphologically from the most closely related species, Dinarolacerta mosorensis: in the exterior morphology, it is smaller; it has only one postnasal scale on one or both sides of its head; it has fewer temporal and postocular scales. The skeleton differs from D. mosorensis by its reduced supraocular osteoderms and the absence of an anteromedial process on the postocular bone.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Lacertidae
Genus:Dinarolacerta
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