Subspecies:

Darevskia praticola loriensis  TUNIYEV et al., 2013

Types:

Holotype: SNP 1568 (Herpetological collection of the Sochi National Park, Sochi), adult male, 22.05.2012, collector S. B. TUNIYEV; paratypes: SNP 1569.1-19, ZISP 17075

Terra Typica:

Armenia, Lori Marz (Province), vicinity of Stepanavan, village Gyulagarak (1438 m above sea level, 40°56’35.0’’ N 44°28’19.1’’E)

Relevant taxonomic literature:

• Tuniyev, S.B. & Doronin, I.V. & Tuniyev, B.S. & Aghasyan, A.L. & Kidov, A.A. & Aghasyan, L.A. (2013) -  New subspecies of Meadow Lizard, Darevskia praticola loriensis ssp. nov. (Reptilia: Sauria) from Armenia. -  Russian Journal of Herpetology, Moscow, 20 (3): 223-237.     

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  Geographical variability of Darevskia praticola in the Caucasian Isthmus is analyzed. Description of the new subspecies Darevskia praticola loriensis ssp. nov. is given from the Lori Province of Northern Armenia. Possible ways of speciation and radiation of subspecies of Darevskia praticola within the North Caucasus and Transcaucasia are discussed.