Darevskia raddei

Darevskia raddei
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Lacertoidea
Family:	Lacertidae
Genus:	Darevskia
Species:	D. raddei
Binomial name
	Darevskia raddei; (Boettger, 1892)

Last updated October 01, 2025

Darevskia raddei, known commonly as the Azerbaijan lizard,^[2] is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Eurasia. There are three subspecies.

Etymology

The specific name, raddei, is in honor of German naturalist Gustav Radde.^[3]

Geographic range

D. raddei is found in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, and Turkey.^[2]

Habitat

D. raddei is found at altitudes of 600–2,500 m (2,000–8,200 ft) in a variety of habitats including forest, shrubland, grassland and rocky areas.^[1]

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.^[2]

Darevskia raddei chaldoranensis N. Rastegar-Pouyani, Karamiani, Oraei, Khosrawani & E. Rastegar-Pouyani, 2011
Darevskia raddei raddei(Boettger, 1892)
Darevskia raddei vanensis(Eiselt, J.F. Schmidtler & Darevsky, 1993)

Nota bene : A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Darevskia .

References

1 2 Tuniyev, B.; Ananjeva, N.B.; Agasyan, A.; Orlov, N.L.; Tuniyev, S. (2017) [errata version of 2009 assessment]. "Darevskia raddei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009 e.T164753A114557658. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T164753A5923254.en .
1 2 3 Darevskia raddei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 26 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 raddei, p. 215).

Boettger O (1892). "Kriechthiere der Kaukasusländer, gessamelt durch die Radde-Valentin'ische Expedition nach dem Karabagh und durch die Herren Dr. J. Valentin und P. Reibisch ". Bericht über die Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft in Frankfurt am Main1892: 131-150. (Lacerta muralis var. raddei, new variety, pp. 142-144). (in German and Latin).
Grechko VV, Bannikova AA, Kosuchkin SA, Ryabinina NL, Milto KD, Darevsky IS, Kramerov DA (2007). "Molecular Genetic Diversification of the Lizard Complex Darevskia raddei (Sauria: Lacertidae): Early Stages of Speciation". Molecular Biology41 (5): 764-775.

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[iucn-1] 1 2 Tuniyev, B.; Ananjeva, N.B.; Agasyan, A.; Orlov, N.L.; Tuniyev, S. (2017) [errata version of 2009 assessment]. "Darevskia raddei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009 e.T164753A114557658. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T164753A5923254.en .

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Darevskia raddei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 26 May 2019.

[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 raddei, p. 215).

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