Darevskia defilippii

Darevskia defilippii
Darevskia defilippii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria
Infraorder: Scincomorpha
Family: Lacertidae
Subfamily: Lacertinae
Genus: Darevskia
Species: D. defilippii
Binomial name
Darevskia defilippii
(Camerano, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Podarcis defilippii
    Camerano, 1877
  • Lacerta muralis var. defilippii — Boettger, 1866
  • Lacerta saxicola var. defilippii — Méhelÿ, 1909
  • Lacerta raddei defilippii
    — Engelmann et al., 1993
  • Lacerta defilippii
    — Frynta et al., 1997
  • Darevskia defilippii
    — Arribas, 1997 [1]

Darevskia defilippii is a species of lacertid lizard endemic to Iran.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, defilippii, is in honor of Italian zoologist Filippo de Filippi.[3]

Geographic range

D. defilippii is found in the Alborz Mountains of Iran.[2]

Habitat

D. defilippii lives in shrub vegetation from sea level to an altitude of 3,500 metres (11,500 ft).[2][4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Darevskia defilippii ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  2. 1 2 3 http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/164716/0
  3. ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Darevskia defilippii, p. 67).
  4. ↑ http://www.gbif.org/species/2469458

Further reading


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