Darevskia defilippii

Darevskia defilippii
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Lacertidae
Genus:	Darevskia
Species:	D. defilippii
Binomial name
	Darevskia defilippii; (Camerano, 1877)
Synonyms
	Podarcis defilippii ; Camerano, 1877; Lacerta muralis var. defilippii ; — Boettger, 1866; Lacerta saxicola var. defilippii ; — Méhelÿ, 1909; Lacerta raddei defilippii ; — Engelmann et al., 1993; Lacerta defilippii ; — Frynta et al., 1997; Darevskia defilippii ; — Arribas, 1997;

Darevskia defilippii, also known commonly as the Alborz lizard or the Elburs lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Iran.^[1]^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, defilippii, is in honor of Italian zoologist Filippo de Filippi.^[3]

Geographic range

D. defilippii is found in the Alborz Mountains of northern Iran.^[1]

Habitat

D. defilippii typically occurs on rocky slopes with shrubby vegetation, but it has also been recorded in grassy alpine landscapes and close to the upper limits of Hyrcanian forest. It is found from close to sea level to an altitude of 3,355 metres (11,007 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

D. defilippii is oviparous.^[2]

Gallery

Alborz lizard
Alborz lizard
Alborz lizard
Alborz lizard
Alborz lizard

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Nilson, G.; Ananjeva, N.B.; Orlov, N.L.; Papenfuss, T.; Shafiei Bafti, S.; Anderson, S. (2017). "Darevskia defilippii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T107655417A91754884. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T107655417A91754884.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Darevskia defilippii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 November 2020.
^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Darevskia defilippii, p. 67).