Darevskia

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Darevskia
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Darevskia armeniaca
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Darevskia

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Darevskia is a genus of wall lizards of the family Lacertidae. It includes 32 species, 27 of which are found in northern Eurasia.[1][2]

Etymology

The generic name, Darevskia, is in honor of Russian herpetologist Ilya Sergeyevich Darevsky.[3]

Species

The following species are recognized as being valid.[2]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Darevskia.

References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 "Darevskia ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Darevskia, p. 65).

Further reading

  • Arribas, Oscar. 1999. Phylogeny and relationships of the mountain lizards of Europe and the Near East (Archeolacerta Mertens, 1921, sensu lato) and their relationships among the Eurasian lacertid radiation. Russian Journal of Herpetology 6 (1): 1-22.


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