---
title: "Cyren’s Rock Lizard"
description: "Iberolacerta cyreni — Reptiles. Iberolacerta cyreni, commonly known as the Cyren's rock lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/cyren-s-rock-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Cyren’s Rock Lizard

> Iberolacerta cyreni — Reptiles. Iberolacerta cyreni, commonly known as the Cyren's rock lizard,  is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae.

- Scientific name: *Iberolacerta cyreni*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Mountains)
- iNaturalist observations: 827
- Wikidata: [Q1633187](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1633187)
- iNaturalist taxon: [73829](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/73829)

## Names

- en: Cyren’s Rock Lizard
- de: Spanische Gebirgseidechse
- es: Lagartija carpetana
- fr: Lézard de cyren

## Countries with the most observations

ES (786)

## Summary

Iberolacerta cyreni, commonly known as the Cyren's rock lizard,  is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to central Spain and is currently listed as endangered by the IUCN due to global warming. I. cyreni has evolved to exhibit key behavioral characteristics, namely individual recognition, in which a lizard is able to identify another organism of the same species, as well as thermoregulation.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iberolacerta_cyreni

## Photo

![Cyren’s Rock Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/cyren-s-rock-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Antón David Pérez Rodríguez · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/370097327

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/cyren-s-rock-lizard?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).