Darevskia defilippii
Darevskia defilippii | |
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Darevskia defilippii | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Sauria |
Infraorder: | Scincomorpha |
Family: | Lacertidae |
Subfamily: | Lacertinae |
Genus: | Darevskia |
Species: | D. defilippii |
Binomial name | |
Darevskia defilippii (Camerano, 1877) | |
Synonyms | |
Darevskia defilippii is a species of lacertid lizard endemic to Iran.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, defilippii, is in honor of Italian zoologist Filippo de Filippi.[3]
Geographic range
D. defilippii is found in the Alborz Mountains of Iran.[2]
Habitat
D. defilippii lives in shrub vegetation from sea level to an altitude of 3,500 metres (11,500 ft).[2][4]
Gallery
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Alborz lizard
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Alborz lizard
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Alborz lizard
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Alborz lizard
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Alborz lizard
References
- ↑ "Darevskia defilippii ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- 1 2 3 http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/164716/0
- ↑ 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 defilippii, p. 67).
- ↑ http://www.gbif.org/species/2469458
Further reading
- Camerano L. 1877. "Considerazioni sul genere Lacerta Linn. e descrizione di due nuove specie ". Atti della Reale Accademia delle Scienze di Torino 13: 79-98. (Podarcis defilippii, new species, pp. 90-92). (in Italian).
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