MZUF (Museo Zoologico dell`Università di Firenze) 7323
Terra Typica:
Santo Ianni Islet
Relevant taxonomic literature:
Lanza, B. & Adriani, B. & Romiti, M. (1971) - Eine neue blaue Inselrasse der Lacerta sicula aus Süditalien. - Salamandra, Frankfurt/Main, 7: 5-8.
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Description of Lacerta sicula paulae n. subsp. from the islet S. Ianni (about 3 km south of Maratea; Lucania; ltaly; Tyrrhenian Sea), a blue-bellied melanistic lizard very similar to the famous L. s. coerulea living on the Faraglioni rocks close to Capri. L. s. paulae is distinguished from L. s. coerulea by having a smaller size (maximum head and body length of 71 mm instead of 87), no scutum massetericum and a lighter dorsal ground colour.