Darevskia dahli

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Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Lacertidae
Darevskia dahli
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Darevskia
Species:
D. dahli
Binomial name
Darevskia dahli
(Darevsky, 1957)
Synonyms[2]
  • Lacerta saxicola dahli
    Darevsky, 1957
  • Lacerta dahli
    — Darevsky, 1966
  • Darevskia dahli
    Arribas, 1997

Darevskia dahli is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to Eastern Europe and Western Asia.

The specific name, dahli, is in honor of Russian zoologist Sergei Konstantinovich Dahl.[3]

Geographic range

D. dahli is found in Armenia, Georgia, and Ukraine.[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of D. dahli are forest and rocky areas, at altitudes of 900–1,700 m (3,000–5,600 ft).[1]

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