Iranolacerta brandtii
Species of lizard
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Iranolacerta brandtii, also known commonly as Brandt's Persian lizard,[2] is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to eastern Europe and western Asia. There are two recognized subspecies.
| Iranolacerta brandtii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Iranolacerta |
| Species: | I. brandtii |
| Binomial name | |
| Iranolacerta brandtii (De Filippi, 1863) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Etymology
I. brandtii is named after Johann Friedrich von Brandt, a German zoologist, surgeon, pharmacologist, and botanist.[2][3]
Geographic range
I. brandtii is found in southern Azerbaijan, northwestern Iran, and Turkey.[2]
Habitat
Reproduction
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]
- Iranolacerta brandtii brandtii (De Filippi, 1863)
- Iranolacerta brandtii esfahanica (Nilson, N. Rastegar-Pouyani, E. Rastegar-Pouyani & Andrén, 2003)
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Iranolacerta.
