Subspecies:

Iranolacerta brandtii esfahanica  (NILSON et al., 2003)

Types:

Holotype: GNM Re.ex. 5609, adult male; (Göteborg Natural History Museum; field No. GN 560); paratypes: GNM, KUZC

Terra Typica:

Main Zagros mountain Range (3000-3200 m elevation), at Fereydun [= Feredun] Shahr, W of Daran (32°56`N, 50°05`E).

Relevant taxonomic literature:

• Nilson, G. & Rastegar-Pouyani, N. & Rastegar-Pouyani, E. & Andrén, C. (2003) -  Lacertas of South and Central Zagros Mountains, Iran, with descriptions of two new taxa. -  Russian Journal of Herpetology, Moscow, 10 (1): 11-24.    

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  During our long-term fieldwork on the Iranian plateau in 2000 and 2002, we collected and examined a series of lacertid lizards, belonging to the genus Lacerta from various parts of the Zagros Mountains of western and southwestern Iran, from a morphological point of view. Based on the collected material, two new taxa are described: Lacerta yassujica sp.n. and Lacerta brandtii esfahanica ssp.n. Based on all the available evidence, L. yassujica is closely related to Lacerta (Apathya) cappadocica. A short account on taxonomy and biogeography of the studied taxa is given.