Northern Caucasus in southern Russia and northern Azerbaijan. 

Species:

Darevskia daghestanica  (DAREVSKY, 1967)

Synonyms:

Lacerta saxicola gracilis  MEHELY, 1909

Lacerta muralis var. caucasica  BOULENGER, 1913

Lacerta saxicola caucasica  NIKOLSKY, 1915

Lacerta caucasica daghestanica  DAREVSKY, 1967

Lacerta daghestanica  FU & MURPHY, 1997

Darevskia daghestanica  ARRIBAS, 1997

Common names:

Dagestan Lizard (English)
Дагестанская ящерица (Russian)

Types:

Lectotype (designated by Doronin 2014): NMG 263 (old number 26 h), adult female.

Terra Typica:

Type locality: Russia, Dagestan, Levashin- sky District, Levaschi (= Lavaschi) Village, 42°25´N 47°19´E”.


Taxonomic notes:

Etymology: Named after the subspecies main distribution area.


Relevant taxonomic literature:

  • Darevsky, I.S. (1967) -  Description of Darevskia daghestanica. -  In “Skal`nye Yashcheritsy Kavkasa”, Izdatel´stvo Nauka, Leningrad: 55-63.  

  • Bischoff, W. (2003) -  Die Eidechsenfauna Georgiens. Teil II. Die Gattung Darevskia. -  Die Eidechse, Bonn, 14 (3): 65-93.    

  • Ciobanu, D.G. & Grechko, V.V. & Darevsky, I.S. (2003) -  Molecular Evolution of Satellite DNA CLsat in Lizards from the Genus Darevskia (Sauria: Lacertidae): Correlation with Species Diversity. -  Russian Journal of Genetics, Moscow, 39 (11): 1292-1305.    

    Чобану Д.Г., Гречко В.В., Даревский И.С. (2003) -  Молекулярная эволюция сателлитной ДНК CLSAT ящериц рода Darevskia (Sauria: Laeertidae): корреляция с видовым разнообразием. -  Генетика, 39 (11): 1527-1541.