Armenian lizard | |
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Darevskia armeniaca | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Lacertidae |
Genus: | Darevskia |
Species: | D. armeniaca |
Binomial name | |
Darevskia armeniaca (Méhelÿ, 1909) |
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Synonyms | |
Darevskia armeniaca, commonly known as the Armenian lizard or the Armenian rock lizard, is a parthenogenetic (unisexually breeding) species (or form) of Darevskia, a genus of lizards belonging to the family Lacertidae, the wall lizards.Darevskia armeniaca is native to the Armenian Highland.
It is found in northeastern Turkey, northern and northwestern Armenia, southern Georgia, and western Azerbaijan.
Armenian rock lizard