Darevskia praticola pontica

Darevskia praticola pontica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lacertibaenia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata Subordo: Lacertoidea Infraordo: Lacertibaenia

Familia: Lacertidae
Subfamilia: Lacertinae
Genus: Darevskia
Species: Darevskia praticola
Subspecies: Darevskia praticola pontica

Name

Darevskia praticola pontica (Lantz & Cyrén, 1918)

• Lectotype: ZISP 22853, adult ♂, collected by S.F. Tsarevsky on June 1911. [designated by Tuniyev et al. (2011: 308)]
• Type locality: “Gagry”, specified to “Abkhazia, vicinity of Gagra, 43°17’N 40°16’E” by Doronin (2016: 164).

Combinations

• Lacerta praticola pontica Lantz & Cyrén, 1918: 194 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Darevskia pontica — Tuniyev et al., 2011: 303 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]
• Darevskia praticola pontica — Speybroeck et al., 2020: 157 [subsequent combination, reduce to subspecies]

References

Primary references

• Lantz, L.A. & Cyrén, O. 1918. Note sur Lacerta praticola Eversm. Bulletin du Musée du Caucase 11(3–4): 192–195. Reference page. 
• Tuniyev, S.B., Doronin, I.V., Kidov, A.A. & Tuniyev B.S. 2011. Systematic and geographical variability of meadow lizard, Darevskia praticola (Reptilia: Sauria) in the Caucasus. Russian Journal of Herpetology 18(4): 295–316. PDF. Reference page. 

• Speybroeck, J., Beukema, W., Dufresnes, C., Fritz, U., Jablonski, D., Lymberakis, P., Martínez-Solano, I., Razzetti, E., Vamberger, M., Vences, M., Vörös, J. & Crochet, P.-A. 2020. Species list of the European herpetofauna – 2020 update by the Taxonomic Committee of the Societas Europaea Herpetologica. Amphibia-Reptilia 41(2): 139–189. DOI: 10.1163/15685381-bja10010 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Darevskia praticola. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 9 August 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Meadow Lizard