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Darevskia armeniaca

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)
Synonyms
  • Lacerta saxicola armeniaca
    Méhelÿ, 1909
  • Lacerta armeniaca
    Fu, Murphy & Darevsky, 1957
  • Darevskia armeniaca
    Arribas, 1997

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



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