Darevskia steineri
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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. steineri
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| Binomial name | |
| Darevskia steineri (Eiselt, 1995)
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Darevskia steineri, also known commonly as Steiner's lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Iran.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, steineri, is in honor of Austrian herpetologist Hans M. Steiner.[3]
Geographic range
D. steineri is found in northeastern Iran.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural
Hyrcanian forest.[2]
Description
D. steineri may attain a snout-to-vent length of 7 cm (2.8 in). It has a greenish belly, unlike the reddish bellies of closely related species.[2]
Reproduction
References
- ^ doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T164606A5911709.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.)
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link - ^ a b c d e f Species Darevskia steineri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Darevskia steineri, p. 252).
Further reading
- Arnold EN, Arribas O, Carranza S (2007). "Systematics of the Palaearctic and Oriental lizard tribe Lacertini (Squamata: Lacertidae: Lacertinae), with descriptions of eight new genera". Zootaxa 1430: 1–86. (Darevskia steineri, new combination).
- Eiselt J (1995). "Ein Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Archaeolacerten (sensu Méhely, 1909) des Iran ". Herpetozoa 8 (1–2): 59–72. (Lacerta steineri, new species, pp. 63–64, 68, Plate 1). (in German, with an abstract in English).
- ISBN 978-88-89504-14-7.
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