Darevskia clarkorum

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Darevskia clarkorum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Darevskia
Species:
D. clarkorum
Binomial name
Darevskia clarkorum
Synonyms [2]
  • Lacerta clarkorum
    Darevsky & Vedmederja, 1977
  • Darevskia clarkorum
    Arribas, 1997
  • Archaeolacerta (Caucasilacerta) clarkorum
    Sindaco et al., 2000
  • Darevskia clarkorum
    Bischoff, 2007
  • Lacerta (Darevskia) clarkorum
    — Sindaco & Jeremčenko, 2008

Darevskia clarkorum is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to the Republic of Georgia and Turkey.

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Etymology

The specific name, clarkorum (genitive plural), is in honor of British zoologists Richard J. Clark and Erica D. Clark, who are husband and wife. [3]

Geographic range

D. clarkorum is found in Adjara in southwestern Georgia, and also in adjacent northeastern Turkey. [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of D. clarkorum are forest and rocky areas, at altitudes of 1,500–2,200 m (4,900–7,200 ft). [1]

Reproduction

D. clarkorum is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Tuniyev B, Ananjeva NB, Agasyan A, Orlov N, Tuniyev S (2009). "Darevskia clarkorum (errata version published in 2017)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T11117A3251827.en. Accessed on 04 March 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Species Darevskia clarkorum at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Darevskia clarkorum, p. 55).

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