Iranolacerta brandtii

Iranolacerta brandtii, also known commonly as Brandt's Persian lizard,^[2] is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to eastern Europe and western Asia. There are two recognized subspecies.

Iranolacerta brandtii
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Lacertoidea
Family:	Lacertidae
Genus:	Iranolacerta
Species:	I. brandtii
Binomial name
Iranolacerta brandtii (De Filippi, 1863)
Synonyms[2]
Lacerta brandtii De Filippi, 1863 Darevskia brandtii — Arribas, 1997 Iranoacerta brandtii — Arnold, Arribas & Carranza, 2007

Etymology

I. brandtii is named after Johann Friedrich von Brandt, a German zoologist, surgeon, pharmacologist, and botanist.^[2][3]

Geographic range

I. brandtii is found in southern Azerbaijan, northwestern Iran, and Turkey.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of I. brandtii are rocky areas, grassland, and shrubland, at altitudes of 500–2,600 m (1,600–8,500 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

I. brandti is oviparous.^[2]

Subspecies

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

• Iranolacerta brandtii brandtii (De Filippi, 1863)
• Iranolacerta brandtii esfahanica (Nilson, N. Rastegar-Pouyani, E. Rastegar-Pouyani & Andrén, 2003)

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