Russia (western Caucasus foothills) and northwestern Georgia. 

Subspecies:

Darevskia brauneri brauneri  (MÉHELY, 1909)

Synonyms:

Lacerta saxicola darevskii   SZCZERBAK, 1962

Darevskia brauneri darevskii   MACCULLOCH et al., 2000

Types:

Lectotype: ZISP 16352 (designated by DORONIN 2012, Fig. 5)
Holotype: NMNH Re 1 (Fig. 9), original label «7.VI.1961. st. Hojoh, 50 km south of Maikop. Leg. Szczerbak» [Russian Federation, Republic of Adygea, Maikop Region, Kamennomostsky Village, 44°17 ́N 40°11 ́E] (Fig. 10) [darevskii]

Terra Typica:

Lectotype locality: Original Label «Krasnaya Polyana [No] 760 [1] 905» [= Russian Federation, Krasnodar Territory, Adler District, Krasnaya Polyana, 43° 40 ́N 40°12 ́E] (Doronin 2012)


Relevant taxonomic literature:

  • Méhely, L. (1909) -  Materialien zu einer Systematik und Phylogenie der Muralis-ähnlichen Lacerten. -  Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici, Budapest, 7: 409-621  

  • Doronin, I.V. & Tuniyev, B.S. & Kukushkin, O.V. (2013) -  Differentiation and taxonomy of the rock lizards Darevskia (saxicola) complex (Sauria: Lacertidae) according to morphological and molecular analyses. -  Proceedings of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, 317 (1): 54-84.  

    И.В. Доронин, Б.С. Туниев и О.В. Кукушкин (2013) -  Дифференциация и систематика скальных ящериц комплекса Darevskia (Saxicola) (Sauria: Lacertidae) по данным морфологического и молекулярного анализов. -  Труды Зоологического института РАН, 317 (1): 54-84.