Darevskia derjugini

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Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Lacertidae
Darevskia derjugini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Darevskia
Species:
D. derjugini
Binomial name
Darevskia derjugini
(Nikolsky, 1898)
Synonyms[2]
  • Lacerta derjugini
    Nikolsky, 1898
  • Darevskia derjugini
    Arribas, 1997
  • Archaeolacerta (Caucasilacerta) derjugini
    Sindaco et al., 2000
  • Lacerta (Darevskia) derjugini
    — Sindaco & Jeremčenko, 2008
  • Darevskia derjugini
    Speybroeck et al., 2020

Darevskia derjugini is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to Southeast Europe and Western Asia. There are six recognized subspecies.

The specific name, derjugini, is in honor of Russian hydrobiologist Konstantin Michailovich Derjugin.[3]

Geographic range

D. derjugini is found in Azerbaijan, Georgia, southwestern Russia, and Turkey.[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of D. derjugini is forest, at altitudes of 600–1,700 m (2,000–5,600 ft).[1]

Reproduction

D. derjugini is oviparous.[2] Clutch size is four to eight eggs.[1]

Subspecies

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