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]

Gallery

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  Alborz lizard

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  Alborz lizard

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  Alborz lizard

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  Alborz lizard

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  Alborz lizard

References

1. "Darevskia defilippii ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
2. 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

• Camerano L. 1877. "Considerazioni sul genere Lacerta Linn. e descrizione di due nuove specie ". Atti della Reale Accademia delle Scienze di Torino 13: 79-98. (Podarcis defilippii, new species, pp. 90-92). (in Italian).