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Anatolian Lizard

Apathya cappadocica (Werner, 1902)

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.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Apathya cappadocica (Werner, 1902)
Name authority
(Werner, 1902)
Common name
Anatolian Lizard
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Lacertidae
Genus
Apathya
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
  9. orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
  10. suborderAutarchoglossa
  11. familyLacertidae
  12. genusApathya
  13. speciesApathya cappadocica (Werner, 1902)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Apathya. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Yassujian lizardApathya yassujica (Nilson, Rastegar-Pouyani, Rastegar-Pouyani & Andrén, 2003)LacertidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Lacerta cappadocica Werner, 1902 Werner, 1902synonym
Apathya cappadocica wolteri Bird, 1936 Bird, 1936ambiguous synonym
Lacerta cappadocica schmidtlerorum Eiselt, 1979 Eiselt, 1979synonym
Apathya cappadocica urmiana (Lantz & Suchow, 1934) (Lantz & Suchow, 1934)ambiguous synonym
Apathya cappadocica wolteri (Bird, 1936) (Bird, 1936)ambiguous synonym
Apathya cappadocica urmiana Lantz & Suchow, 1934 Lantz & Suchow, 1934ambiguous synonym
Lacerta cappadocica muhtari Eiselt, 1979 Eiselt, 1979synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Turkey (Cilician Taurus, east of the Euphrat River, region around Diyarbakir and Viran_ehir, east Siirt--izre, Amanus Mts. and surroundings), NE Iraq, NW Iran, W Syria

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.

  1. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Apathya&species=cappadocica 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:F8SX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.