Armenian lizard

Armenian lizard

Armenian rock lizard

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Darevskia armeniaca

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. Darevskia armeniaca is native to the Armenian Highland.

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It is found in northeastern Turkey, northern and northwestern Armenia, southern Georgia, and western Azerbaijan.

References

1. Armenian lizard Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_lizard
2. Armenian lizard on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/164706/5919215

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