Scientific Name ID: 2584
Name According To: https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/; www.biodiversity-georgia.net
Species: colchica
Taxon Rank: Species
Scientific Name Authorship: Nordmann, 1840
Vernacular Name: Slow worm
Georgian Name: ბოხმეჭა
GBD Remarks:

Until recently, the Caucasian population of slow worm was considered as a subspecies of Anguis fragilis, a species widespread in Western Eurasia. The species is found all over Georgia, except arid landscapers along riv. Mtkvari and its tributaries. Is a typical forest species, although occurs in uplands and humid lowlands in the west of the country.

Page Authors: David Tarkhnishvili ,
Reference of occurrence in Georgia: Gvoždík, Václav; David Jandzik, Petros Lymberakis, Daniel Jablonski, Jiří Moravec 2010. Slow worm, Anguis fragilis (Reptilia: Anguidae) as a species complex: Genetic structure reveals deep divergences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 55 (2): 460-472