Darevskia valentini

Darevskia valentini
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Lacertidae
Genus:	Darevskia
Species:	D. valentini
Binomial name
	Darevskia valentini; (Boettger, 1892)
Synonyms [2]
	Lacerta muralis var. valentini; Boettger, 1892; Lacerta saxicola valentini; — Méhelÿ, 1909; Lacerta valentini; — Engelmann et al., 1993; Darevskia valentini; — Arribas, 1997; Lacerta (Archaeolacerta) valentini; — Fu, 2000; Archaeolacerta (Caucasilacerta) valentini; — Sindaco et al., 2000; Darevskia valentini; — Bischoff, 2002;

Last updated September 20, 2020

Darevskia valentini, also known commonly as the Caucasian rock lizard or Valentin's lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to southeastern Europe and western Asia. There are three recognized subspecies.

Etymology

The specific name, valentini, is in honor of naturalist Jean Valentin (1868–1898), who was associated with the Senckenberg Naturmuseum .^[3]

Geographic range

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

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of D. valentini are rocky areas, grassland, and shrubland, at altitudes of 1,300–3,000 m (4,300–9,800 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

D. valentini is oviparous.^[2]

Subspecies

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

Darevskia valentini lantzicyreni (Darevsky & Eiselt, 1967)
Darevskia valentini spitzenbergerae (Eiselt, Darevsky & Schmidtler, 1992)
Darevskia valentini valentini(Boettger, 1892)

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

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References

1 2 Tok V, Ugurtas I, Sevinç M, Böhme W, Crochet P-A, Tuniyev B, Kaya U (2009). "Darevskia valentini ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T164707A5919336. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T164707A5919336.en. Downloaded on 18 September May 2020.
1 2 3 4 Darevskia valentini at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 26 May 2019.
↑ 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 valentini, p. 271).

Arnold EN, Arribas O, Carranza S (2007). "Systematics of the Palaearctic and Oriental lizard tribe Lacertini (Squamata: Lacertidae: Lacertinae), with Descriptions of eight new genera". Zootaxa1430: 1–86. (Darevskia valentini, p. 41).
Boettger O (1892). "Kriechthiere der Kaukasusländer, gesammelt durch die Radde-Valentin'sche 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. valentini, new variety, pp. 145–146). (in German and Latin).
Darevsky IS, Eiselt J (1967). "Ein neuer Name für Lacerta saxicola mehelyi Lantz & Cyrén 1936 ". Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien70: 107. ("Lacerta saxicola lantzicyreni nom. nov. ", replacement name). (in German).
Eiselt J, Darevsky IS, Schmidtler JF (1992). "Untersuchungen an Felseidechsen (Lacerta saxicola - Komplex; Reptilia: Lacertidae) in der östlichen Turkei. 1. Lacerta valentini Boettger ". Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, Serie B93: 1–18. (Lacerta valentini spitzbergerae, new subspecies, p. 13). (in German).
Petrosyan VG, Osipov FA, Bobrov VV, Dergunova NN, Danielyan FD, Arakelyan MS (2019). "New records of Darevskia armeniaca (Méhely, 1909) and Darevskia valentini (Boettger, 1892) (Squamata, Sauria, Lacertidae) from Armenia and updated geographic distribution maps". Check List15 (1): 21–31.

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[iucn-1] 1 2 Tok V, Ugurtas I, Sevinç M, Böhme W, Crochet P-A, Tuniyev B, Kaya U (2009). "Darevskia valentini ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T164707A5919336. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T164707A5919336.en. Downloaded on 18 September May 2020.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 Darevskia valentini at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 26 May 2019.

[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 valentini, p. 271).