Species:

Darevskia  

Synonyms:

Lacerta saxicola nairensis  DAREVSKY, 1967

Lacerta raddei nairensis   UZZELL & DAREVSKY 1973

Lacerta nairensis   DAREVSKY 1992

Archaeolacerta (Caucasilacerta) nairensis   SINDACO et al. 2000

Darevskia (raddei) nairensis   ARNOLD et al. 2007

Lacerta (Darevskia) nairensis   SINDACO & JEREMČENKO 2008

Darevskia nairensis   ARAKELYAN et al. 2011

Types:

Holotype: ZISP = ZIN 17941, male (Zool. Inst., St. Petersburg).

Terra Typica:

Vicinity of Lchashen village, shore of Lake Sevan in Armenia.


Taxonomic notes:

Etymology: Name derived from the “Nairi”, an ancient name of Armenia.


Relevant taxonomic literature:

  • Darevsky, I.S. (1967) -  Description Darevskia alpina. -  In: “Rock lizards of the Caucasus: Systematics, ecology and phylogenesis of the polymorphic groups of Caucasian rock lizards of the the subgenus Archaeolacerta”: Indian Natural Sciences Documentation Center, New Delhi. 276 pp.   

  • Petrosyan, R. & Arakelyan, M. (2013) -  Comparative analysis of two close related forms of lizard Darevskia “raddei” and D. “nairensis”.  -  In: Žagar, A. (ed.): Abstracts of the 8th International Symposium on the Lacertids of the Mediterranean Basin, 03 - 06 June 2013, Koper, Slovenia: 45.     

  • Godakova, S.A. & Koechagin, V.I. & Semeyanova, S.K. & Chernyavskaya, M. & Sevast`yanova, G.A. & Ryskov, A.P. (2015) -  Characterization of retrotransposon Bov-B LINE reverse transcriptase gene sequences in parthenogenetic lizards Darevskia unisexualis und bisexual species D. nairensis and D. valentini. -  Molecular Biology, Moscow, 49 (3): 369-372.    

    Годакова С.А., Корчагин В.И., Семенова С.К., Чернявская М.М., Севастьянова Г.А., Рысков А.П. (2015) -  Характеристика последовательностей гена ревертазы ретротранспозона Bov-B LINE у ящериц партеновида Darevskia unisexualis и двуполых видов D. nairensis и D. valentini. -  Молекулярная биология, 49 (3): 417-421.