Eight isolated locations in northern Armenia and southern Georgia. Ukraine (Zhytomyr Oblast).

Species:

Darevskia dahli  (DAREVSKY, 1957)

Synonyms:

Lacerta saxicola defilippii  CHERNOV, 1939

Lacerta saxicola dahli   DAREVSKY, 1957

Lacerta dahli  ENGELMANN et al, 1993

Darevskia dahli  ARRIBAS, 1997

Common names:

Dahl`s Lizard (English)
Dahls Felseneidechse (German)

Types:

Holotype: ZIAR 892, (♀).

Terra Typica:

Armenian SSR, kirovokansky District, vicinity of Shagali village [vicinity of Sha- hali, Lori Province, Armenia].


Taxonomic notes:

Parthenogenetic unisexual species.Comes from a cross of D. portschinskii (♂) and D. mixta (♀)

There are introduced populations of Darevskia armeniaca and D. dahli in the Ukraine (Zhytomyr Oblast, near the Denishi Village, Teterev Grouse).

Igor Doronin

Etymology: Named after Sergey k. Dahl (1904–1982), Soviet zoologist—expert on the Caucasian fauna.


Relevant taxonomic literature:

  • Darevsky, I.S. (1957) -  Systematics and ecology of rock lizards (Lacerta saxicola Eversmann), common in Armenia. -  Academy of Sciences of the Armenian SSR - Zoological collection, Yerevan, Armenia, 10: 27-57.  

    Даревский, И.С. (1957) -  Систематика и экология скальных ящериц Lacerta saxicola Eversmann, распространенных в Армении. -  Академия наук Армянской ССР - Зоологический сборник, 10: 27-58.  

  • Bischoff, W. (2003) -  Die Eidechsenfauna Georgiens. Teil II. Die Gattung Darevskia. -  Die Eidechse, Bonn, 14 (3): 65-93.    

  • Ciobanu, D.G. & Grechko, V.V. & Darevsky, I.S. (2003) -  Molecular Evolution of Satellite DNA CLsat in Lizards from the Genus Darevskia (Sauria: Lacertidae): Correlation with Species Diversity. -  Russian Journal of Genetics, Moscow, 39 (11): 1292-1305.    

    Чобану Д.Г., Гречко В.В., Даревский И.С. (2003) -  Молекулярная эволюция сателлитной ДНК CLSAT ящериц рода Darevskia (Sauria: Laeertidae): корреляция с видовым разнообразием. -  Генетика, 39 (11): 1527-1541.