Armenian lizard | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Lacertidae |
Genus: | Darevskia |
Species: | D. armeniaca
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Binomial name | |
Darevskia armeniaca | |
Synonyms | |
Darevskia armeniaca, commonly known as the Armenian lizard or the Armenian rock lizard, is a parthenogenetic (unisexually breeding) species (or form) of Darevskia, a genus of lizards belonging to the family Lacertidae, the wall lizards. [3] [4] Darevskia armeniaca is native to the Armenian Highland. [2]
It is found in northeastern Turkey, northern and northwestern Armenia, southern Georgia, and western Azerbaijan. [2]