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Darevskia armeniaca

Taxon: Darevskia armeniaca
Author: David Tarkhnishvili
Comment: Dmanisi_07_2008

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Scientific Name ID: 2604
Name According To: https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/; www.biodiversity-georgia.net
Species: armeniaca
Taxon Rank: Species
Scientific Name Authorship: Darevsky (1967)
Vernacular Name: Armenian Lizard 
Georgian Name: სომხური ხვლიკი 
GBD Remarks:

Parthenogenetic (unisexual) taxon with hybrid origin: parental taxa are D. valentini (paternal lineage) and D. mixta (maternal lineage) (Murphy et al., 2000). Habitats and range strongly overlap with those of D. valentini, althouth D. armeniaca is usually more numerous.


Page Authors: David Tarkhnishvili ,
Reference of occurrence in Georgia: Darevsky, IS, 1967. Skal'nye Jashchericy Kavkaza. Leningrad, Nauka


Conservation Status

This section is under construction


National Red List Status of have not been evaluated