Darevskia derjugini

Darevskia derjugini is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to Southeast Europe and Western Asia. There are six recognized subspecies.

Darevskia derjugini
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. derjugini
Binomial name
Darevskia derjugini (Nikolsky, 1898)
Synonyms[2]
Lacerta derjugini Nikolsky, 1898 Darevskia derjugini — Arribas, 1997 Archaeolacerta (Caucasilacerta) derjugini — Sindaco et al., 2000 Lacerta (Darevskia) derjugini — Sindaco & Jeremčenko, 2008 Darevskia derjugini — Speybroeck et al., 2020

Etymology

The specific name, derjugini, is in honor of Russian hydrobiologist Konstantin Michailovich Derjugin.^[3]

Geographic range

D. derjugini is found in Azerbaijan, Georgia, southwestern Russia, and Turkey.^[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of D. derjugini is forest, at altitudes of 600–1,700 m (2,000–5,600 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

D. derjugini is oviparous.^[2] Clutch size is four to eight eggs.^[1]

Subspecies

Six subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.

• Darevskia derjugini abchasica (Bischoff, 1982)
• Darevskia derjugini barani (Bischoff, 1982)
• Darevskis derjugini boehmei (Bischoff, 1982)
• Darevskia derjugini derjugini (Nikolsky, 1998)
• Darevskia derjugini orlowae (Bischoff, 1984)
• Darevskia derjugini silvatica (Bartenef & Reznikova, 1931)