Kopet Dagh range in the border region of Iran and Turkmenistan. 

Species:

Darevskia kopetdaghica  AHMADZADEH et al. 2013

Synonyms:

Lacerta saxicola defilippii   CAMERANO, 1877

Darevskia defilippii   ARRIBAS, 1997

Common names:

Kopetdagh Rock Lizard (English)

Types:

Holotype: ZFMK 94124, adult male, 27 May 2010, F. Ahmadzadeh. Paratypes. 1 male: Turkmenistan, Ahal Province, Kopet Dagh, Bol’shiye Karanki, 1978, Chomustjenko (ZFMK29897); 1 male: Iran, Northern Khorasan Province, Kopet Dagh, Sarani Protected Area, Golool Dam, 22 September 2012, O. Mozaffari (ZFMK 94125).

Terra Typica:

Iran, Northern Khorasan Province, Kopet Dagh, Sarani Protected Area (37°44’ 4.96’’ N, 58°5’ 25.09’’ E, 2159 m elevation.


Relevant taxonomic literature:

  • Ahmadzadeh, F. & Flecks, M. & Carretero, M.A. & Mozaffari, O. & Böhme, W. & Harris, D.J. & Freitas, S. & Rödder, D. (2013) -  Cryptic speciation patterns in Iranian Rock Lizards uncovered by integrative taxonomy. -  PLoS ONE 8 (12): e80563.     

 
 
 
 
 

Darevskia kopetdaghica  © 2013 Omid Mozaffari