Subspecies:

agilis garzoni  PALACIOS & CASTROVIEJO, 1975

Types:

Holotype: MNCN 44271, female

Terra Typica:

Type locality: “Falda oeste del Puig de Basa, Tossas, Pirineos, provincia de Gerona, España. 1850 msnm”

Relevant taxonomic literature:

• Palacios, F. & Castroviejo, J. (1975) -  Descripción de una nueva subspecie de lagarto agil (Lacerta agilis garzoni) de los Pirineos. -  Doñana, Acta Vertebrata, Sevilla, 2 (1): 5-24.  

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• Arribas, O.J. (2001) -  Morphology an taxonomic revalidation of Lacerta agilis garzoni Palacios and Castroviejo, 1975. -  In: Vicente, L. & E.G. Crespo (eds.): Mediterranean Basin Lacertid Lizards – A Biological Approach. 39-49.  

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  A survey on the geogtraphical variation of scalation in the Sand lizard was done by means of both univariate (ANOVA) and multivariate (Canonical discriminant Analysis and cluster of the Mahalanobis distances among centroids). Our results show the existence of two clearly separated groups, in concordance with previous authors. Lacerta agilis garzoni is enough differentiated to by considered a valid subspecies. Lacerta agilis argus is a mere synonym of Lacerta agilis agilis. Lacerta agilis chersonensis despite their overall similarity in pattern and coloration to the so-called Balcanic group belongs to the Caucasic one. Data on the currently known habitat and chorology of Lacerta agilis garzoni are given.