Darevskia raddei

Darevskia raddei, known commonly as the Azerbaijan lizard,^[2] is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Eurasia. There are three subspecies.

Darevskia raddei
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Lacertoidea
Family:	Lacertidae
Genus:	Darevskia
Species:	D. raddei
Binomial name
Darevskia raddei (Boettger, 1892)

Etymology

The specific name, raddei, is in honor of German naturalist Gustav Radde.^[3]

Geographic range

D. raddei is found in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, and Turkey.^[2]

Habitat

D. raddei is found at altitudes of 600–2,500 m (2,000–8,200 ft) in a variety of habitats including forest, shrubland, grassland and rocky areas.^[1]

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.^[2]

• Darevskia raddei chaldoranensis N. Rastegar-Pouyani, Karamiani, Oraei, Khosrawani & E. Rastegar-Pouyani, 2011
• Darevskia raddei raddei (Boettger, 1892)
• Darevskia raddei vanensis (Eiselt, J.F. Schmidtler & Darevsky, 1993)

Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Darevskia.