NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Darevskia caspica Ahmadzadeh, Flecks, Carretero, Mozaffari, Böhme, Harris, Freitas & Rödder, 2013
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Darevskia caspica is a lizard species in the Lacertidae. It is endemic to Mazandaran in northern Iran. It occurs on tree trunks and forest floor within the Hyrcanian forests.
Males can grow to 66 mm (2.6 in) and females to 67 mm (2.6 in) in snout–vent length.
Wikipedia contributors, Darevskia caspica; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T14:23:48.554184+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Darevskia caspica Ahmadzadeh, Flecks, Carretero, Mozaffari, Böhme, Harris, Freitas & Rödder, 2013
- Name authority
- Ahmadzadeh, Flecks, Carretero, Mozaffari, Böhme, Harris, Freitas & Rödder, 2013
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Lacertidae
- Genus
- Darevskia
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderAutarchoglossa
- familyLacertidae
- genusDarevskia
- speciesDarevskia caspica Ahmadzadeh, Flecks, Carretero, Mozaffari, Böhme, Harris, Freitas & Rödder, 2013
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Darevskia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Darevskia alpina (Darevsky, 1967) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Darevskia bendimahiensis (Schmidtler, Eiselt & Darevsky, 1994) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Darevskia clarkorum (Darevsky & Vedmederja, 1977) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elburs LizardDarevskia defilippii (Camerano, 1877) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Darevskia kamii Ahmadzadeh, Flecks, Carretero, Mozaffari, Böhme, Harris, Freitas & Rödder, 2013 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Darevskia kopetdaghica Ahmadzadeh, Flecks, Carretero, Mozaffari, Böhme, Harris, Freitas & Rödder, 2013 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Darevskia portschinskii (Kessler, 1878) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Darevskia rostombekowi (Darevsky, 1957) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Darevskia schaekeli Ahmadzadeh, Flecks, Carretero, Mozaffari, Böhme, Harris, Freitas & Rödder, 2013 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Darevskia uzzelli (Darevsky & Danielyan, 1977) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Caucasian Rock LizardDarevskia valentini (Boettger, 1892) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Darevskia aghasyani Tuniyev & Petrova, 2019 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Darevskia&species=caspica Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3462H. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.