Darevskia portschinskii

Darevskia portschinskii
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Lacertidae
Genus:	Darevskia
Species:	D. portschinskii
Binomial name
	Darevskia portschinskii; (Kessler, 1878)
Synonyms
	Lacerta portschinskii; Kessler, 1878; Lacerta muralis var. portschinskii; — Boulenger, 1904; Lacerta saxicola var. portchinskii; — Nikolsky, 1913; Lacerta (Zootoca) portschinskii; — Bischoff, 1978; Darevskia portschinskii; — Arribas, 1997;

Last updated January 07, 2022

Darevskia portschinskii is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to the South Caucasus region of Eurasia. There are two recognized subspecies.

Etymology

The specific name, portschinskii, is in honor of Russian entomologist Josef Aloizievitsch Portschinski (1848–1916).^[3]

Geographic range

D. portschinskii is found in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.^[2]

Habitat

The natural habitats of D. portschinskii are rocky areas and shrubland at altitudes of 300–1,700 m (980–5,580 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

D. portschinskii is oviparous.^[2]

Subspecies

The following two subspecies, including the nominotypical subspecies, are recognized as being valid.^[2]

Darevskia portschinskii nigrita (Bakradze, 1976)
Darevskia portschinskii portschinskii (Kessler, 1878)

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References

1 2 Tuniyev B, Ananjeva NB, Agasyan A, Orlov NL, Tuniyev S (2009). "Darevskia portschinskii (errata version published in 2017)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T164654A114556728. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T164654A5915799.en. Downloaded on 25 May 2019.
1 2 3 4 Darevskia portschinskii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 25 May 2019.
↑ 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 portschinskii, p. 210).