Western part of the Alborz Mountains of northern Iran. 

Species:

Darevskia defilippii  (CAMERANO, 1877)

Synonyms:

Lacerta muralis  BLANFORD, 1876

Podarcis defilippii  CAMERANO, 1877

Lacerta muralis fusca var. persica  BEDRIAGA, 1886

Lacerta muralis var. defilippii  BOETTGER, 1886

Lacerta raddei defilippi  ENGELMANN et al, 1993

Darevskia defilippii  ARRIBAS, 1997

Lacerta defilippii  FRYNTA et al, 1997

Common names:

Alborz Lizard (English)

Types:

Syntypes: MRSN (= MSNTO) R2734, R2713; 3 specimens: Iran, Tehran Province, Lar Valley, F. De Filippi (MSNTO R2713); 3 specimens: Iran, Tehran Province, Damavand, F. De Filippi (MSNTO R2734).

Terra Typica:

Damavand Mountain, North Iran.


Relevant taxonomic literature:

  • Camerano, L. (1877) -  Considerazioni sul genere Lacerta Linn. e descrizione di due nuove specie. -  Atti della Reale Accademia delle scienze di Torino, 13: 1-22.  

  • Arribas, O.J. (2012) -  Osteology of Darevskia defilippi (CAMERANO, 1877) raises doubts: Is it really a close relative of Darevskia raddei (BOETTGER, 1892)? -  Herpetozoa, Wien, 25 (1/2): 72-74.  

  • Ahmadzadeh, F. & Flecks, M. & Carretero, M.A. & Mozaffari, O. & Böhme, W. & Harris, D.J. & Freitas, S. & Rödder, D. (2013) -  Cryptic speciation patterns in Iranian Rock Lizards uncovered by integrative taxonomy. -  PLoS ONE 8 (12): e80563.     

 
 

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Darevskia defilippii  © 2013 A. Shahrdari