Darevskia steineri

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Darevskia steineri
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Darevskia
Species:
D. steineri
Binomial name
Darevskia steineri
(Eiselt, 1995)
Synonyms [2]

Darevskia steineri, also known commonly as Steiner's lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Iran. [2]

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Etymology

The specific name, steineri, is in honor of Austrian herpetologist Hans M. Steiner. [3]

Geographic range

D. steineri is found in northeastern Iran. [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of D. steineri are forest and rocky areas. [1] It can be found on tree trunks and the forest floor in the Hyrcanian forest. [2]

Description

D. steineri may attain a snout-to-vent length of 7 cm (2.8 in). It has a greenish belly, unlike the reddish bellies of closely related species. [2]

Reproduction

D. steineri is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Anderson S, Sharifi M, Papenfuss T, Bafti SS (2009). "Darevskia steineri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T164606A5911709. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T164606A5911709.en. Downloaded on 26 May 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Species Darevskia steineri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Darevskia steineri, p. 252).

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