Darevskia raddei
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Darevskia raddei, known commonly as the Azerbaijan lizard,[2] is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Eurasia. There are three subspecies.
| Darevskia raddei | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Darevskia |
| Species: | D. raddei |
| Binomial name | |
| Darevskia raddei (Boettger, 1892) | |
Etymology
The specific name, raddei, is in honor of German naturalist Gustav Radde.[3]
Geographic range
D. raddei is found in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, and Turkey.[2]
Habitat
D. raddei is found at altitudes of 600–2,500 m (2,000–8,200 ft) in a variety of habitats including forest, shrubland, grassland and rocky areas.[1]
Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]
- Darevskia raddei chaldoranensis N. Rastegar-Pouyani, Karamiani, Oraei, Khosrawani & E. Rastegar-Pouyani, 2011
- Darevskia raddei raddei (Boettger, 1892)
- Darevskia raddei vanensis (Eiselt, J.F. Schmidtler & Darevsky, 1993)
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Darevskia.
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