Türkiye, Van Lake, Balik Lake (Agri), Palandöken Mountain and around Çat and Hinis (Erzurum). 

Species:

Darevskia josefschmidtleri  ARRIBAS et al., 2022

Synonyms:

Lacerta valentini   EISELT, DAREVSKY & SCHMIDTLER, 1992

Darevskia valentini   CANDAN et al. 2021

Types:

Holotype: ZDEU220/2016 (n.2), ♂. leg. Kamil Candan, Nurettin Beşer and Mehmet Kürşat Şahin, 24.06.2016. Conserved in ZDEU collection.

Terra Typica:

Başeğmez village, Çaldıran, van, Turkey.


Taxonomic notes:

Etymology: The specific epithet refers to Josef Friederich Schmidtler (born 1942), for his remarkable work on the knowledge of Turkish herpetofauna and its rich diversity.


Relevant taxonomic literature:

  • Arribas, O. & Candan, K. & Kornilios, P. & Ayaz, D. & Kumlutas, Y. & Gül, S. & Yilmaz, C. & Yildirim Caynak, E. & Ilgaz, C. (2022) -  Revising the taxonomy of Darevskia valentini (Boettger, 1892) and Darevskia rudis (Bedriaga, 1886) (Squamata, Lacertidae): a Morpho-Phylogenetic integrated study in a complex Anatolian scenario. -  Zootaxa, 5224 (1): 1-68.