Azerbaijan, Georgia and Russia. 

Subspecies:

Darevskia praticola praticola  (EVERSMANN, 1834)

Types:

Lectotype: unlocated fide Doronin, but was ZISP = ZIN (Zoological Institute of St. Petersburg) Holotype: SNP (= Herpetological collection of Sochi National Park, Sochi, SNP No 1473 (5), adult female, Azerbaijan, Astara District, Talysh Ridge, natural boundary of Gada-Zyga-Khi (1510 m above sea level, 38°28’ N 48°35’ E), 18.08.2009, collector A. A. Kidov (Fig. 7).

Terra Typica:

Type locality: Narzan, North Caucasus; Town Kislovodsk, S Russia (fide Tuniyev et al. 2013)


Relevant taxonomic literature:

  • Eversmann, E. (1834) -  Description Darevskia p. praticola. -  In: “Lacertae Imperii Rossici variis in itineribus meis observatae. [Lacerta sylvicola]” Nouveaux mémoires de la Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou, 3: 339-358.   

  • Ciobanu, D.G. & Grechko, V.V. & Darevsky, I.S. (2003) -  Molecular Evolution of Satellite DNA CLsat in Lizards from the Genus Darevskia (Sauria: Lacertidae): Correlation with Species Diversity. -  Russian Journal of Genetics, Moscow, 39 (11): 1292-1305.    

    Чобану Д.Г., Гречко В.В., Даревский И.С. (2003) -  Молекулярная эволюция сателлитной ДНК CLSAT ящериц рода Darevskia (Sauria: Laeertidae): корреляция с видовым разнообразием. -  Генетика, 39 (11): 1527-1541.