Darevskia

Darevskia
Darevskia armeniaca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria
Infraorder: Scincomorpha
Family: Lacertidae
Subfamily: Lacertinae
Genus: Darevskia
Arribas, 1997[1]

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

  1. 1.0 1.1 Ananjeva, Natalia B. et al. (2006), The Reptiles of Northern Eurasia: Taxonomic Diversity, Distribution, Conservation Status, Faunastica 47, Sofia, Bulgaria: Pensoft Publishers, p. 79, ISBN 954-642-269-X.
  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).

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