Darevskia dahli

Darevskia dahli is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to Eastern Europe and Western Asia.

Darevskia dahli
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Lacertoidea
Family:	Lacertidae
Genus:	Darevskia
Species:	D. dahli
Binomial name
Darevskia dahli (Darevsky, 1957)
Synonyms[2]
Lacerta saxicola dahli Darevsky, 1957 Lacerta dahli — Darevsky, 1966 Darevskia dahli — Arribas, 1997

Etymology

The specific name, dahli, is in honor of Russian zoologist Sergei Konstantinovich Dahl.^[3]

Geographic range

D. dahli is found in Armenia, Georgia, and Ukraine.^[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of D. dahli are forest and rocky areas, at altitudes of 900–1,700 m (3,000–5,600 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

D. dahli is oviparous and parthenogenetic.^[2] An adult female may lay a clutch of 2–5 eggs.^[1]