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Bibliography of the genus Darevskia (Caucasian Rock Lizards)

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Darevskia in general

Ahmadzadeh, F.; Morris, F.; Carretero, M.A.; Mozaffari, O.; Böhme, W.; Harris, J.; Freitas, S.; Rödder, D. 2013. Cryptic speciation patterns in Iranian rock lizards uncovered by integrative taxonomy. PLoS ONE 8(12): e80563: 1-17.

Andronikov, V.B.; Danielyan, F.D.; Passinkova, R.A. 1994. Role of phylogenetic relations and conditions of habitat of lizards of Lacerta saxicola complex in formation of the heat resistance level of tissue as specific character. Russian Journal of Herpetology 1(1): 53-59.

Arakelyan, M.S. 2002. The study of age, growth, and longevity in the triploid hybrids of Rock Lizards of the genus Darevskia in Armenia. Russian Journal of Herpetology 9(1): 63-68.

Arakelyan, M.S.; Danielyan, F.D. 2000. [Growth and age in some parthenogenetic and bisexual species of Rock Lizards (Lacerta) from Armenia]. (In Russian, English summary). Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 79(5): 584-590.

Arnold, E.N.; Arribas, O.J.; Carranza, S. 2007. Systematics of the Palaearctic and Oriental lizard tribe Lacertini (Squamata: Lacertidae: Lacertinae), with descriptions of eight new genera. Zootaxa 1430: 3-86.

Arribas, O.J. 1999. Phylogeny and relationships of the mountain lizards of Europe and Near East (Archaeolacerta Mertens, 1921, sensu lato) and their relationships among the Eurasian lacertid radiation. Russian Journal of Herpetology 6(1): 1-22.

Arribas, O.J. 2016. Why Caucasilacerta Harris, Arnold et Thomas, 1998 is a nomen nudum? Russian Journal of Herpetology 23(4): 305-306.

Arribas, O.J.; Ananjeva, N.B.; Carranza, S.; Doronin, I.V.; Harris, D.J.; Orlov, N.L.; Orlova, V.F. 2017. The pernicious effect of retroactive changes in the Code: Darevskia and nomenclatorial stability, a reply to Busack et al. (2016). Basic and Applied Herpetology 31: 125-129.

Bader, T.; Kopeczky, R.; Riegler, C.; Wieland, F. 2016. Die Eidechsen Armeniens – Teil 1: Die Gattung Darevskia. Die Eidechse 27(1): 1-14.

Bischoff, W. 1993. Übersicht der Arten und Unterarten der Familie Lacertidae. 1. Nachtrag. Die Eidechse 4(9): 15-16.

Bischoff, W. 2003. Die Eidechsenfauna Georgiens. Teil II. Die Gattung Darevskia. Die Eidechse 14(3): 65-93.

Busack, S.D.; Salvador, A.; Bauer, A.M.; Kaiser, H. 2016. Darevskia and Iberolacerta (Reptilia, Lacertidae): Arribas, 1997 or 1999? The correct dating of two nomenclatural acts affecting Palearctic lizards, and validation of the name Caucasilacerta Harris, Arnold & Thomas, 1998. Bionomina 10: 61–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/bionomina.10.1.4

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]. (In Russian, English summary). Genetika 39(11): 1527-1541.

Danielyan, F.D. 1965. [Mechanism of reproductive isolation in some forms of the lizard (Lacerta saxicola Eversmann) distributed in Armenia]. (In Russian). Izv. Akad. Nauk. Armen. S.S.R. Biol. 18: 75-80.

Danielyan, F.D. 1967. [New data on distribution of some subspecies of Lacerta saxicola Eversmann in Armenia]. (In Russian). Biol. Zh. Armenii SSR. 20(6): 99-102.

Danielyan, F.D. 1971. A comparative study of the population density and migrations of parthenogenetic and bisexual rock lizards in Armenia. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 50: 145-147.

Danielyan, F.D. 1977. [Preparatory results of artificial hybridisation of bisexual species of rock lizards.] pp. 75-76. In: Darevsky, I.S. [Fourth All-Union Herpetological Conference. Questions in Herpetology]. Akademiya Nauk SSSR, Zoologicheskij Institut. Izdatel'stvo 'Nauka', Leningrad. 243 pp. (In Russian).

Darevsky, I.S. 1958. [Natural parthenogenesis in some subspecies of the rocky lizard Lacerta saxicola Eversmann]. (In Russian). Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR 122: 730-732.

Darevsky, I.S. 1960. [Monsters of the rock lizard Lacerta saxicola Eversmann developing parthenogenetically]. (In Russian). Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR 132(1): 234-237, 382-384.

Darevsky, I.S. 1960. Monsters of the rock lizard Lacerta saxicola Eversmann developing parthenogenetically. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR 132(1): 234-237.

Darevsky, I.S. 1962. [On the origin and biological role of natural parthenogenesis in the polymorphous group of Caucasian rocky lizards Lacerta saxicola Eversmann]. (In Russian). Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 41: 397-408.

Darevsky, I.S. 1962. On the origin and biological role of natural parthenogenesis in the polymorphous group of Caucasian rocky lizards Lacerta saxicola Eversmann. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 41: 397-408.

Darevsky, I.S. 1965. Bemerkungen zu einigen von Herrn H. Steiner in der nordöstlichen Türkei gesammelten Felseidechsen (Lacerta saxicola Eversmann). Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 68: 383-386.

Darevsky, I.S. 1966. Natural parthenogenesis in a polymorphic group of Caucasian rock lizards related to Lacerta saxicola Eversmann. Journal Ohio Herpetological Society 5: 115-152.

Darevsky, I.S. 1967. [Rock lizards of the Caucasus, Systematics, ecology and phylogeny of a polymorphic group of Caucasian lizards from the subgenera Archaeolacerta]. (In Russian). Akademiya Nauk SSSR. Zoologicheskii Institut, Nauka Leningrad. Pp. 3-214.

Darevsky, I.S. 1972. Zur Verbreitung einiger Felseidechsen des Subgenus Archaeolacerta in der Türkei. Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 23(4): 347-351.

Darevsky, I.S. 1982. [Unusual rock lizards]. (In Russian). Priroda (Moscow) 1982(3): 33-44.

Darevsky, I.S.; Azzell, T.; Kupriyanova, L.A.; Danielyan, F.D. 1973. Triploid hybrid males in sympatric populations of some parthenogenetic and bisexual species of rocklizards of the genus Lacerta L. Byulleten' Moskovskogo Obshchestva Ispytatelei Prirody Otdel Biologicheskii 78(1):48-58.

Darevsky, I.S.; Danielyan, F.D. 1969. Diploid and triploid individuals in the offspring of parthenogenetic females of rock lizards naturally mating with males of close bisexual species. Dokl. (Proc.) Akad. Sci. USSR (Biol. Sci. Sect.) 184: 197-199.

Darevsky, I.S.; Danielyan, F.D.; Rosanov, Y.M.; Sokolova, T.M. 1991. [Intraclonal mating and its probable evolutionary value for the unisexual rock-lizards of the Archaeolacerta genus]. (In Russian, English summary). Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 70(5): 63-74.

Darevsky, I.S.; Eiselt, J. 1980. Neue Felseneidechsen (Reptilia: Lacertidae) aus dem Kaukasus und aus der Türkei. Amphibia-Reptilia 1(1): 29-40.

Darevsky, I.S.; Eiselt, J.; Lukina, G.P. 1984. [Rock lizards of the Lacerta saxicola Eversmann group of northern Iran]. (In Russian, English summary). Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta 124: 102-108.

Darevsky, I.S.; Kulikova, V.N. 1961. Natürliche Parthenogenese in der polymorphen Gruppe der kaukasischen Feldseidechse (Lacerta saxicola Eversmann). Zoologische Jahrbücher (Syst.) 89: 119-176.

Darevsky, I.S.; Kulikova, V.N. 1962. Taxonomical characters and certain peculiarities of the oogenesis of the hybrids between bisexual and parthenogenetical forms of Lacerta saxicola, Eversmann. Citologia 4(2): 160-170.

Darevsky, I.S.; Kulikova, V.N. 1964. [Natural triploid and polymorphic groups of Caucasian rocky lizards (Lacerta saxicola Eversmann) and resulting hybridization between hermaphrodite and parthenogenetic forms of this species]. (In Russian). Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR 158: 202-205.

Darevsky, I.S.; Kulikova, V.N. 1964. Natural triploidy in a polymorphous group of Caucasian rock lizards (Lacerta saxicola Eversmann) as a result of hybridization between bisexual and parthenogenetic forms of this species. Dokl. (Proc.) Acad. Sci. U.S.S.R. 158: 675-677.

Darevsky, I.S.; Lukina, G.P. 1977. [Rock lizards of the Lacerta saxicola Eversmann group (Sauria, Lacertidae) collected in Turkey by Richard and Erica Clark]. (In Russian). Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta (Leningrad) 74: 60-63.

Darevsky, I.S.; Muskhelishvili, T.A. 1966. [The areas of various subspecific forms of Lacerta saxicola Eversmann in eastern and southern Georgia]. (In Russian). Soobshcheniya Akademii Nauk Gruzinskoi SSR 43: 473-480.

Doronin, I.V. 2012. [Review of type specimens of rock lizards of Darevskia (saxicola) complex (Sauria: Lacertidae)]. (In Russian). Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta 316(1): 22-39.

Doronin, I.V.; Tuniyev, B.S.; Kukushkin, O.V. 2013. [Differentiation and taxonomy of the Rock Lizards Darevskia (saxicola) complex (Sauria: Lacertidae) according to morphological and molecular analyses]. (In Russian). Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta 317(1): 54-84.

Doronin, L.V. 2012. The use of GIS for the analysis of the distribution of Rock Lizards Darevskia (Saxicola) complex (Sauria: Lacertidae). Modern Herpetology 12(3/4): 91-122.

Franzen, M. 2000. Winteraktivität von Darevskia-Arten in der Nordost-Türkei. Die Eidechse 11(3): 77-81.

Fu, J.; MacCulloch, R.D.; Murphy, R.W.; Darevsky, I.S.; Tuniyev, B.S. 2000. Allozyme variation patterns and multiple hybridization origins: Clonal variation among four sibling parthenogenetic Caucasian Rock Lizards. Genetica (Dordrecht) 108(2): 107-112.

Fu, J.; Murphy, R.W.; Darevsky, I.S. 1997. Toward the phylogeny of Caucasian rock lizards: implications from mitochondrial DNA gene sequences (Reptilia: Lacertidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 120(4): 463-477.

Fu, J.; Murphy, R.W.; Darevsky, I.S. 2000. Divergence of the cytochrome b gene in the Lacerta raddei complex and its parthenogenetic daughter species: evidence for recent multiple origins. Copeia 2000(2): 432-440.

Grechko, V.V.; Ciobanu, D.G.; Darevsky, I.S.; Kosushkin, S.A.; Kramerov, D.A. 2006. Molecular evolution of satellite DNA repeats and speciation of lizards of the genus Darevskia (Sauria: Lacertidae). Genome 49(10): 1297-1307.

Grechko, V.V.; Ryabinin, D.M.; Fedorova, L.V.; Fedorov, A.N.; Ryskov, A.P.; Darevsky, I.S. 1997. Parentage of Caucasian parthenogenetic rock lizard species (Lacerta) as revealed by restriction endonuclease analysis of highly repetitive DNA. Amphibia-Reptilia 18(4): 407-418.

Kosushkin, S.A.; Grechko, V.V. 2013. Molecular genetic relationships and some issues of systematics of rock lizards of the genus Darevskia (Squamata: Lacertidae) based on locus analysis of SINE-type repeats (Squam1). Russian Journal of Genetics 49(8): 857-869.

Kupriyanova, L. 1999. [Genetic variations in hybrid unisexual species and forms of the genus Lacerta (Lacertidae, Reptilia): possible cytogenetic mechanisms, cytogenetics of meiosis in natural polyploid forms]. (In Russian, English summary). Tsitologiya 41(12): 1038-1047.

Lukina, G.P. 1963. [On the systematic position and biology of races of Lacerta saxicola Eversmann in the north-western border of this species within the limits of the Caucasus]. (In Russian). Izv. Akad. Nauk Azarbaidj. SSR (Biol. Med.) 1963(6): 53-61.

Lukina, G.P. 1963. On the systematic position and biology of races of Lacerta saxicola Eversmann in the north-western border of this species within the limits of the Caucasus. Izv. Akad. Nauk Azerbaidj. SSR (biol. med.) 1963(6): 53-61.

Martirosyan, I.A.; Korchagin, V.I.; Tokarskaya, O.N.; Darevsky, I.S.; Ryskov, A.P. 2006. Finding of Bov-B LINE retroelement in parthenogenetic and bisexual lizard species of the genus Darevskia (Lacertidae). Russian Journal of Genetics 42(7): 790-794.

Murphy, R.W.; Darevsky, I.S.; MacCulloch, R.D.; Fu, J.; Kupriyanova, L. 1996. Evolution of the bisexual species of Caucasian rock lizards: a phylogenetic evaluation of allozyme data. Russian Journal of Herpetology 3(1): 18-31.

Murphy, R.W.; Fu, J.; MacCulloch, R.D.; Darevsky, I.S.; Kupriyanova, L.A. 2000. A fine line between sex and unisexuality: the phylogenetic constraints on parthenogenesis in lacertid lizards. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 130(4): 527-549.

Petrosyan, V.G.; Tokarskaya, O.N.; Malysheva, D.N.; Ryskov, A.P. 2003. [Quantitative assessment of gene diversity and between-population differentiation of parthenogenetic lizard of the genus Darevskia using mini- and microsatellite DNA markers]. (In Russian, English summary). Genetika 39(10): 1418-1426.

Rudykh, I.A.; Grechko, V.V.; Kramerov, D.A.; Darevskii, I.S. 1999. [Distribution of hind III repeat in Caucasian Lacerta genomes reflects their phylogenetic relationship]. (In Russian). Doklady Akademii Nauk 367(4): 563-566.

Ryabinina, N.L.; Bannikova, A.A.; Kosushkin, S.A.; Ciobanu, D.G.; Milto, K.D.; Tuniyev, B.S.; Orlova, V.F.; Grechko, V.V.; Darevsky, I.S. 2002. Estimation of the subspecific level of differentiation in Caucasian lizards of the genus Darevskia (syn. "Lacerta saxicola complex", Lacertidae, Sauria) using genome DNA markers. Russian Journal of Herpetology 9(3): 185-194.

Schmidtler, J.F. 1993. Parthenogenetische Felseidechsen aus der Ost-Türkei. Die Eidechse 4(8): 3-5.

Shimansky, A.M. 1969. [A comparative analysis of variability in bisexual and parthenogenetic populations of rock lizards of the Caucasus. (Archaeolacerta)]. (In Russian, English summary). Zh. Obshch. Biol. 30: 561-571.

Shimansky, A.M. 1969. [Comparative study on variability of characters in triploid Caucasian lizard hybrids (bisexual species x parthenogenetic species]. (In Russian, English summary). Genetika 5: 56-66.

Sillero, N.; Corti, C.; Carretero, M.A. 2016. Home ranges of parthenogenetic and bisexual species in a community of Darevskia lizards (Reptilia: Lacertidae). Zoology in the Middle East 62(4): 306-318.

Szczerbak, N.N. 1962. [On the systematics of Lacerta saxicola Eversmann of the Crimea and North Caucasus]. (In Russian). Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 41: 1374-1385.

Trofimov, A.G. 1977. [Variation in elementary groups of Lacerta saxicola.] pp. 206-207. In: Darevsky, I.S. [Fourth All-Union Herpetological Conference. Questions in Herpetology]. Akademiya Nauk SSSR, Zoologicheskij Institut. Izdatel'stvo 'Nauka', Leningrad. 243 pp. (In Russian).

Uzzell, T.M. 1971. Days with Russian lizards. Discovery (New Haven) 6: 81-88.

Uzzell, T.M. 1973. Hybrid origin of unisexual lizards, genus Lacerta. American Philosophical Society Yearbook 1972: 401-402.

Uzzell, T.M.; Darevsky, I.S. 1972. Biochemical and evolutionary studies of unisexual and bisexual lizards of the Lacerta saxicola complex. Proceedings Int. Congr. Zool. 17(5): 1-10.

Uzzell, T.M.; Darevsky, I.S. 1974. [Proofs of hybrid origin parthenogenetic species of the Caucasian rock lizards of the genus Lacerta]. (In Russian, English summary). Zhurnal Obshchei Biologii 35(4): 553-561.

Uzzell, T.M.; Darevsky, I.S. 1975. Biochemical evidence for the hybrid origin of the parthenogenetic species of the Lacerta saxicola complex (Sauria: Lacertidae) with discussion of some ecological and evolutionary implications. Copeia 1975(2): 204-222.

Darevskia adjarica

Darevskia alpina

Darevsky, I.S. 1984. Lacerta caucasica - Kaukasische Felseidechse. pp. 225-238. In: Böhme, W. (ed.). Handbuch der Reptilien und Amphibien Europas. Band 2/1. Echsen (Sauria) 2. (Lacertidae 2: Lacerta). AULA-Verlag, Wiesbaden. 416 pp.

Doronin, I.V. 2012. [Cases of melanism in lizards of the genus Darevskia]. (In Russian). Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 91(11): 1420-1427.

Doronin, I.V.; Lotiev, K.J. 2013. Geographic distribution: Darevskia alpina (Alpine Lizard). Herpetological Review 44(4): 625.

Fu, J.; Darevsky, I.S.; MacCulloch, R.D.; Kupriyanova, L.; Roitberg, E.S.; Sokolova, T.M.; Murphy, R.W. 1995. Genetic and morphological differentiation among Caucasian rock lizards of the Lacerta caucasica complex. Russian Journal of Herpetology 2(1): 36-42.

Kupriyanova, L.A. 1976. Karyological peculiarities of two lizard species of the genus Lacerta. Tsitologiya 18(3): 360-364.

Roitberg, E.S. 1999. Phenetic relationships between Lacerta caucasina, L. daghestanica and L. praticola (Reptilia, Lacertidae): a multivariate trend in external morphology. Natura Croatica 8(3): 189-200.

Darevskia armeniaca

Arakelyan, M.; Petrosyan, R.; Ilgaz, C.; Kumlutas, Y.; Durmus, S.H.; Tayhan, Y.; Danielyan, F. 2013. A skeletochronological study of parthenogenetic lizards of genus Darevskia from Turkey. Acta Herpetologica 8(2): 99-104.

Badaeva, T.N.; Malysheva, D.N.; Korchagin, V.I.; Ryskov, A.P. 2008. Genetic variation and de novo mutations in the parthenogenetic Caucasian Rock Lizard Darevskia unisexualis. PLoS ONE 3(7): e2730, 1-5.

Danielyan, F.D. 1981. [The study of relationships between bisexual and parthenogenetic species of Lacerta armeniaca with the method of skin grafting and natural hybridization]. pp. 46-47. In: Darevsky, I.S.; Ananjeva, N.B.; Barkagan, Z.S.; Borkin, L.Y.; Sokolova, T.M. & Szczerbak, N.N. (eds.). The problems of herpetology: abstracts. Nauka, Leningrad. 163 pp. (abstract, in Russian).

Danielyan, F.D.; Arakelyan, M.S.; Stepanyan, I. 2008. [The progress of microevolution in hybrids of Rock Lizards of genus Darevskia]. (In Russian). Biologicheskii Zhurnal Armenii 60(1-2): 147-156.

Danielyan, F.D.; Arakelyan, M.S.; Stepanyan, I. 2008. Hybrids of Darevskia valentini, D. armeniaca and D. unisexualis from a sympatric population in Armenia. Amphibia-Reptilia 29(4): 487-504.

Darevsky, I.S.; Danielyan, F.D. 1968. Diploid and triploid progeny arising from natural mating of parthenogenic Lacerta armeniaca and L. unisexualis with bisexual L. saxicola valentini. Journal of Herpetology 2: 65-69.

Darevsky, I.S.; Kan, N.G.; Ryabinina, N.L.; Martirosyan, I.A.; Tokarskaya, O.N.; Grechko, V.V.; Szczerbak, N.N.; Danielyan, F.D.; Ryskov, A.P. 1998. [Biological and molecular-genetic characteristics of partenogenetic [parthenogenetic] species of lizards Lacerta armenica (Mehely) introduces [introduced] from Armenia to Ukraina [Ukraine]]. (In Russian). Doklady Akademii Nauk 363(6): 846-848.

Darevsky, I.S.; Kupriyanova, L.A. 1978. [Remains of bisexuality in parthenogenetic species of the genus Lacerta]. (In Russian). Tezisy Dokladov Zoologicheskii Institut Akademiya Nauk SSSR 1978: 13-14.

Darevsky, I.S.; Kupriyanova, L.A. 1982. Rare males in parthenogenetic lizard Lacerta armeniaca Mehely. Vertebrata Hungarica 21: 69-75.

Darevsky, I.S.; Kupriyanova, L.A.; Bakradze, M.A. 1977. [Residual bisexuality in parthenogenetic species of lizards of the Lacerta genus]. (In Russian, English summary). Zhurnal Obshchei Biologii 38(5): 772-780.

Darevsky, I.S.; Kupriyanova, L.A.; Bakradze, M.A. 1978. Occasional males and intersexes in parthenogenetic species of Caucasian lizards (genus Lacerta). Copeia 1978(2): 201-207.

Freyse, K.; Müller, G. 1962. Die Parthenogenese bei Lacerta saxicola armeniaca Mehely, 1909. Zoologischer Garten (Leipzig) 26: 348.

Fu, J.; MacCulloch, R.D.; Murphy, R.W.; Darevsky, I.S. 2000. Clonal variation in the Caucasian Rock Lizard Lacerta armeniaca and its origin. Amphibia-Reptilia 21(1): 83-89.

Galoyan, E. 2013. Joint space use in a parthenogenetic Armenian Rock Lizard (Darevskia armeniaca) suggests weak competition among monoclonal females. Journal of Herpetology 47(1): 97-104.

Galoyan, E.A. 2010. [Distribution of parthenogenetic rock lizards (Darevskia armeniaca and Darevskia unisexualis) in northern Armenia and their comparison with bisexual species]. (In Russian). Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 89(4): 470-474.

Ilgaz, C. 2006. On specimens of Darevskia armeniaca (Sauria: Lacertidae: Darevskia) collected from Ardahan. Turkish Journal of Zoology 30(1): 47-54.

Kan, N.G.; Martyrosyan, I.A.; Darevsky, I.S.; Danielyan, F.D.; Arakelyan, M.S.; Aslanyan, A.V.; Grechko, V.V.; Tokarskaya, O.N.; Ryskov, A.P. 2000. [Detection of genetically unstable loci in parthenogenic families of lizards of the Lacerta genus by DNA fingerprinting]. (In Russian). Molekulyarnaya Biologiya (Moscow) 34(5): 834-838.

Langerwerf, B. 1980. The Armenian wall lizard, Lacerta armeniaca, Mehely 1909, with notes on its care & reproduction in captivity. British Herpetological Society Bulletin 2: 26-28.

MacCulloch, R.D.; Murphy, R.W.; Kupriyanova, L.; Darevsky, I.S.; Danielyan, F.D. 1995. Clonal variation in the parthenogenetic rock lizard Lacerta armeniaca. Genome 38(6): 1057-1060.

Malysheva, D.N.; Tokarskaya, O.N.; Petrosyan, V.G.; Danielyan, F.D.; Darevsky, I.S.; Ryskov, A.P. 2007. Genomic variation in parthenogenetic lizard Darevskia armeniaca: evidence from DNA fingerprinting data. Journal of Heredity 98(2): 173-178.

Martirosyan, I.A.; Kan, N.G.; Petrosyan, V.G.; Malysheva, D.N.; Trofimova, A.A.; Danielyan, F.D.; Darevsky, I.S.; Ryskov, A.P.; Tokarskaya, O.N. 2003. [Variation of mini- and microsatellite DNA repeats in parthenogenetic lizard Darevskia armeniaca as revealed by DNA fingerprinting analysis]. (In Russian, English summary). Genetika 39(2): 215-222.

Panner, T. 2007. Beobachtungen an Lacertiden in Ostanatolien. Die Eidechse 18(1): 1-12.

Schmidtler, J.F. 1993. Parthenogenetische Felseidechsen aus der Ost-Türkei. Die Eidechse 4(8): 3-5.

Zykova, L.Y.; Panov, E.N. 2011. [Observations on space use by parthenogenetic lizards]. (In Russian). Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 90(1): 119-120.

Darevskia bendimahiensis

Schmidtler, J.F.; Eiselt, J.; Darevsky, I.S. 1994. Untersuchungen an Feldeidechsen (Lacerte-saxicola-Gruppe) in der östlichen Türkei: 3. Zwei neue parthogenetische Arten. Salamandra 30(1): 55-70.

Darevskia bithynica

Darevskia brauneri

Darevsky, I.S. 1984. Lacerta saxicola - Felseidechse. pp. 345-361. In: Böhme, W. (ed.). Handbuch der Reptilien und Amphibien Europas. Band 2/1. Echsen (Sauria) 2. (Lacertidae 2: Lacerta). AULA-Verlag, Wiesbaden. 416 pp.

Doronin, I.V. 2011. [A description of a new subspecies of rock lizard Darevskia brauneri myusserica ssp. nov. from the western Transcaucasia (Abkhazia), with comments on systematics of Darevskia saxicola complex]. (In Russian). Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta 315(3): 242-262.

Doronin, I.V. 2012. [Cases of melanism in lizards of the genus Darevskia]. (In Russian). Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 91(11): 1420-1427.

Doronin, I.V.; Tuniyev, B.S.; Kukushkin, O.V. 2013. [Differentiation and taxonomy of the Rock Lizards Darevskia (saxicola) complex (Sauria: Lacertidae) according to morphological and molecular analyses]. (In Russian). Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta 317(1): 54-84.

Golynsky, E.A.; Doronin, I.V. 2014. Natural history notes: Darevskia brauneri (Brauner's Rock Lizard). Diet. Herpetological Review 45(3): 495.

MacCulloch, R.D.; Fu, J.; Darevsky, I.S.; Murphy, R.W. 2000. Genetic evidence for species status of some Caucasian Rock Lizards in the Darevskia saxicola group. Amphibia-Reptilia 21(2): 169-176.

Tsellarius, A.Y.; Tsellarius, E.Y. 2009. [Longevity and factors of mortality in the Rock Lizard Darevskia brauneri (Reptilia, Sauria) based on long-term observations in the Navagir Ridge]. (In Russian). Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 88(10): 1276-1280.

Tsellarius, A.Y.; Tsellarius, E.Y.; Galoyan, E.A. 2008. [Interrelations of adults and juveniles of Rock Lizard - Darevskia brauneri (Reptilia, Sauria) in Navagir Mountain Ridge]. (In Russian). Sovremennaya Gerpetologiya 8(2): 170-186.

Tuniyev, B.S.; Tuniyev, S.B. 2012. On distribution and taxonomic status of Rock Lizards Darevskia brauneri szczerbaki (Lukina, 1963) and D. b. darevskii (Szczerbak, 1962). Russian Journal of Herpetology 19(1): 10-22.

Darevskia caspica

Darevskia caucasica

Darevsky, I.S. 1984. Lacerta caucasica - Kaukasische Felseidechse. pp. 225-238. In: Böhme, W. (ed.). Handbuch der Reptilien und Amphibien Europas. Band 2/1. Echsen (Sauria) 2. (Lacertidae 2: Lacerta). AULA-Verlag, Wiesbaden. 416 pp.

Darevsky, I.S.; Roitberg, E.S. 1999. A new subspecies of the rock lizard Lacerta caucasica (Sauria, Lacertidae) from the south-east of Chechen Republic on the Caucasus. Russian Journal of Herpetology 6(3): 209-214.

Fu, J.; Darevsky, I.S.; MacCulloch, R.D.; Kupriyanova, L.; Roitberg, E.S.; Sokolova, T.M.; Murphy, R.W. 1995. Genetic and morphological differentiation among Caucasian rock lizards of the Lacerta caucasica complex. Russian Journal of Herpetology 2(1): 36-42.

Muskhelishvili, T.A. 1978. [Reproduction of Caucasian lizard (Lacerta c. caucasica Mehely)]. (In Russian, English summary). Soobshcheniya Akademii Nauk Gruzinskoi SSR 90(3): 701-704.

Muskhelishvili, T.A. 1987. [On ecological adaptation of Lacerta saxicola to mountain conditions]. (In Russian, English summary). Soobshcheniya Akademii Nauk Gruzinskoi SSR 127(1): 169-172.

Muskhelishvili, T.A.; Negmedzyanov, V.A. 1978. [Dynamics of population of the Caucasian lizard (Lacerta caucasica caucasica Mehely)]. (In Russian, English summary). Izvestiya Akademii Nauk Kazakhskoi SSR Seriya Biologicheskaya 4(1): 83-87.

Roitberg, E.S. 1994. Morphological analysis of the Caucasian rock lizards Lacerta caucasica caucasica and L. c. daghestanica from the contact zone. Russian Journal of Herpetology 1(2): 179-184.

Roitberg, E.S. 1999. Morphological differentiation between nominative and Daghestanian forms of Lacerta caucasica (Sauria, Lacertidae) complex in their contact zone: sympatric populations of Daghestan and south-eastern Chechen Republic. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 78(2): 217-227.

Roitberg, E.S. 1999. Phenetic relationships between Lacerta caucasina, L. daghestanica and L. praticola (Reptilia, Lacertidae): a multivariate trend in external morphology. Natura Croatica 8(3): 189-200.

Darevskia chlorogaster

Arribas, O.J. 2012. Osteology of Darevskia defilippi (Camerano, 1877) raises doubts: is it really a close relative of Darevskia raddei (Boettger, 1892). Herpetozoa 25(1-2): 72-74.

Baloutch, M. 1976. Une nouvélle espèce de Lacerta (Lacertilia, Lacertidae) du sud-est de l'Iran. Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle Section A Zoologie Biologie et Ecologie Animales 294: 1379-1384.

Bosch, H.A.J. in den 1999. The status of Lacerta mostoufii Baloutch, 1977 (Reptilia: Lacertidae). Zoology in the Middle East 19: 13-15.

Bosch, H.A.J. in den; Bischoff, W. 1995. Ein seltener Gast: Lacerta chlorogaster Boulenger, 1908. Die Eidechse 6(15): 1-5.

Boulenger, G.A. 1909. Description of a new species of Lacerta from Persia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1908: 934-936.

Choopani, A.; Hojati, V.; Shiravi, A. 2011. The spermatogenic cycle of the Green-bellied Lizard, Darevskia chlorogaster (Sauria: Lacertidae) in northern Iran. CIBTech Journal of Zoology 3(1): 62-68.

Orlova, V.F. 1971. Systematic status and ecology of Lacerta chlorogaster. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 50: 105-109.

Darevskia clarkorum

Arribas, O.J. 2012. Osteology of Darevskia defilippi (Camerano, 1877) raises doubts: is it really a close relative of Darevskia raddei (Boettger, 1892). Herpetozoa 25(1-2): 72-74.

Bülbül, U.; Kurnaz, M.; Eroglu, A.I.; Koç, H.; Kutrup, B. 2016. Body size and age structure of the endangered Clark’s Lizard (Darevskia clarkorum) populations from two different altitudes in Turkey. Amphibia-Reptilia 37(4): 450–456.

Darevsky, I.S.; Tuniyev, B.S. 1997. A new lizard species from Lacerta saxicola group - Lacerta dryada sp. nov. (Sauria, Lacertidae) and some comments relative to Lacerta clarkorum Darevsky et Vedmederja, 1977. Russian Journal of Herpetology 4(1): 1-7, 63.

Darevsky, I.S.; Vedmederya, V.I. 1977. [A new species of rock lizard Lacerta saxicola Eversmann group from north eastern Turkey and adjoining regions of Adjaria]. (In Russian). Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta (Leningrad) 74: 50-54.

Franzen, M. 1991. Beobachtungen zur Phytophagen Ernährung von Lacerta rudis und Lacerta clarkorum. Die Eidechse 2(2): 22-23.

Ilgaz, C. 2007. The morphology, taxonomy, and distribution of specimens of Darevskia clarkorum (Sauria: Lacertidae: Darevskia) collected from Turkey's eastern Black Sea region. Turkish Journal of Zoology 31(4): 325-336.

Panner, T. 2001. Kurze Bemerkungen zur Haltung und Zucht von Clarks Felseidechse, Darevskia clarkorum (Darevsky & Vedmederja, 1977). Die Eidechse 12(3): 65-70.

Schmidtler, J.F.; Heckes, U.; Bischoff, W.; Franzen, M. 2002. Höhenabhängige Merkmalsvariation bei Felseidechsen des Darevskia clarkorum (Darevsky & Vedmederja, 1977)/D. dryada (Darevsky & Tuniyev, 1997)-Komplexes: Ein Fall von klimaparalleler Pholidosevariation? (Reptilia: Squamata: Sauria: Lacertidae). Faunistische Abhandlungen (Dresden) 23(1): 141-156.

Darevskia daghestanica

Darevskia dahli

Danielyan, F.D. 1987. [Study of mixed population of three parthenogenetic species of the rock lizards (Lacerta saxicola complex) in Armenia]. (In Russian, English summary). Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta 158: 77-83, 4.

Darevsky, I.S.; Kupriyanova, L.A. 1978. [Remains of bisexuality in parthenogenetic species of the genus Lacerta]. (In Russian). Tezisy Dokladov Zoologicheskii Institut Akademiya Nauk SSSR 1978: 13-14.

Darevsky, I.S.; Kupriyanova, L.A.; Bakradze, M.A. 1977. [Residual bisexuality in parthenogenetic species of lizards of the Lacerta genus]. (In Russian, English summary). Zhurnal Obshchei Biologii 38(5): 772-780.

Davoyan, A.G.; Aslanyan, A.V.; Danielyan, F.D.; Darevsky, I.S.; Martirosyan, I.A. 2007. Revealing of allelic polymorphism in the populations of parthenogenetic lizards Darevskia dahli (Lacertidae) using locus-specific PCR. Russian Journal of Genetics 43(1): 20-23.

Kan, N.G.; Petrosyan, V.G.; Martirosyan, I.A.; Ryskov, A.P.; Darevsky, I.S.; Danielyan, F.D.; Ryabinin, D.M.; Grechko, V.V.; Tokarskaya, O.N. 1998. [Genomic polymorphism of mini- and microsatellite loci of the parthenogenic Lacerta dahli revealed by DNA fingerprinting]. (In Russian). Molekulyarnaya Biologiya (Moscow) 32(5): 805-812.

Murphy, R.W.; Darevsky, I.S.; MacCulloch, R.D.; Fu, J.; Kupriyanova, L.; Upton, D.E.; Danielyan, F. 1997. Old age, multiple formations or genetic plasticity? Clonal diversity in the uniparental Caucasian rock lizard, Lacerta dahli. Genetica (Dordrecht) 101(2): 125-130.

Ryabinina, N.L.; Grechko, V.V.; Semenova, S.K.; Darevsky, I.S. 1999. On the hybridogenous origin of the parthenogenetic species Lacerta dahli and Lacerta rostombekovi revealed by RAPD technique. Russian Journal of Herpetology 6(1): 55-60.

Tarkhnishvili, D.; Gavashelishvili, A.; Avaliani, A.; Murtskhvaladze, M.; Mumladze, L. 2010. Unisexual rock lizard might be outcompeting its bisexual progenitors in the Caucasus. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 101(2): 447-460.

Darevskia defilippii

Arribas, O.J. 2012. Osteology of Darevskia defilippi (Camerano, 1877) raises doubts: is it really a close relative of Darevskia raddei (Boettger, 1892). Herpetozoa 25(1-2): 72-74.

Darevsky, I.S.; Eiselt, J.; Lukina, G.P. 1984. [Rock lizards of the Lacerta saxicola Eversmann group of northern Iran]. (In Russian, English summary). Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta 124: 102-108.

Yousefi, M.; Khani, A.; Eslahi, H.; Yousefkhani, S.S.H. 2013. Easternmost record of Darevskia defilippii (Camerano, 1877) from Qarchaqe Protected Area, Kopet Dagh Mountains, northeastern Iran. L@certidae 2013(9): 160-163.

Darevskia derjugini

Baran, I. 1977. [Über neues Lacerta derjugini Material aus Nordost-Anatolien]. (In Turkish, German summary). Journal of the Faculty of Science Ege University (B) 1(4): 319-323.

Baran, I. 1977. Über neues Lacerta derjugini Material aus Nordost-Anatolien. Journal Of The Faculty Of Science Ege University Series B 1(4): 319-323.

Baran, I.; Tosunoglu, M.; Kaya, U.; Kumlutas, Y. 1997. Camlihemsin (Rize) civarinin herpetofaunasi hakkinda. [On the herpetofauna of the vicinity of Camlihemsin.] (In Turkish, English summary). Turkish Journal of Zoology 21(4): 409-416.

Bartenef, A.; Reznikova, M. 1931. Neue Lacerta-Formen (Reptilia) aus dem Kaukasischen Staatsnaturschutz-gebiete (West-Kaukasus). Zoologischer Anzeiger 96: 9-10.

Bischoff, W. 1982. Zur Kenntnis der innerartlichen Gliederung der Artwiner Eidechse, Lucerta derjugini Nikolskij, 1898 (Reptilia, Sauria, Lacertidae). Zoologische Abhandlungen (Dresden) 38(1): 1-52.

Bischoff, W. 1984. Bemerkungen zur innerartlichen Gliederung und zur Verbreitung der Artwiner Eidechse (Lacerta derjugini Nikolskij 1898) an den Südhangen des Grossen Kaukasus (Sauria: Lacertidae). Salamandra 20(2-3): 101-111.

Bischoff, W. 2012. [Darevskia derjugini (Nikolskij, 1898) - the Artwin lizard]. (In German). Die Eidechse 23(3): 94-96.

Bischoff, W.; Franzen, M.; Schmidtler, J.F. 2005. Neue, weit westlich gelegene Fundorte von Darevskia derjugini (Nikolskij, 1898) in der Türkei (Reptilia: Lacertidae) mit Anmerkungen zur Unterartgliederung. Die Eidechse 16(1): 11-19.

Kurnaz, M.; Bülbül, U.; Eroglu, A.I.; Koç, H.; Kutrup, B. 2017. Morphological reevaluation on the subspecific position of Darevskia derjugini in Turkey. Russian Journal of Herpetology 24(3): 209-216.

Kurnaz, M.; Bülbül, U.; Eroglu, A.I.; Uzun, F.; Koc, H.; Kutrup, B. 2018. Age and growth of the Artvin Lizard, Darevskia derjugini (Nikolsky, 1898), in Turkey (Squamata: Sauria: Lacertidae). Herpetozoa 30(3-4): 147-158.

Kurnaz, M.; Bülbül, U.; Eroglu, A.I.; Uzun, F.; Koc, H.; Kutrup, B. 2018. Age and growth of the Artvin Lizard, Darevskia derjugini (Nikolsky, 1898), in Turkey (Squamata: Sauria: Lacertidae). Herpetozoa 30(3-4): 147-158.

MacCulloch, R.D.; Darevsky, I.S.; Murphy, R.W.; Fu, J. 1997. Allozyme variation and population substructuring in the Caucasian ground lizards Lacerta derjugini and Lacerta praticola. Russian Journal of Herpetology 4(2): 115-119.

Nikolsky, A.M. 1898. On two new lizards from Russia. Annuaire Mus. St. Petersb. 1898: 284-288.

Orlova, V.F. 1969. [The reproductive biology of lizards (Lacerta praticola Eversm. and L. derjugini Nik.)]. (In Russian). Biol. Nauki 1969(12): 9-13.

Orlova, V.F.; Smirina, E.M. 1981. [Growth structure in a population of Lacerta derjugini in northern Caucasus. pp. 97. In: Darevsky, I.S.; Ananjeva, N.B.; Barkagan, Z.S.; Borkin, L.Y.; Sokolova, T.M. & Szczerbak, N.N. (eds.). The problems of herpetology: abstracts. Nauka, Leningrad. 163 pp. (abstract, in Russian).

Orlova, V.F.; Smirina, E.M. 1983. [Age determination of Lacerta derjugini Nik. in natural populations]. (In Russian, English summary). Nauchnye Doklady Vysshei Shkoly Biologicheskie Nauki 1983(9): 53-57.

Orlowa, W.F.; Bischoff, W. 1984. Lacerta derjugini - Artwiner Eidechse. pp. 239-254. In: Böhme, W. (ed.). Handbuch der Reptilien und Amphibien Europas. Band 2/1. Echsen (Sauria) 2. (Lacertidae 2: Lacerta). AULA-Verlag, Wiesbaden. 416 pp.

Ryabinina, N.L.; Bannikova, A.A.; Kosushkin, S.A.; Ciobanu, D.G.; Milto, K.D.; Tuniyev, B.S.; Orlova, V.F.; Grechko, V.V.; Darevsky, I.S. 2002. Estimation of the subspecific level of differentiation in Caucasian lizards of the genus Darevskia (syn. "Lacerta saxicola complex", Lacertidae, Sauria) using genome DNA markers. Russian Journal of Herpetology 9(3): 185-194.

Darevskia dryada

Darevsky, I.S.; Tuniyev, B.S. 1997. A new lizard species from Lacerta saxicola group - Lacerta dryada sp. nov. (Sauria, Lacertidae) and some comments relative to Lacerta clarkorum Darevsky et Vedmederja, 1977. Russian Journal of Herpetology 4(1): 1-7, 63.

Darevskia hungarica

Bartenef, A.; Reznikova, M. 1931. Neue Lacerta-Formen (Reptilia) aus dem Kaukasischen Staatsnaturschutz-gebiete (West-Kaukasus). Zoologischer Anzeiger 96: 9-10.

Cevik, I.E.; Tok, C.V. 1997. Derekoy (Kirklareli) civarindaki Lacerta praticola Eversmann, 1834 (Sauria: Lacertidae) ornekleri hakkinda bir arastirma. [A study on the samples of Lacerta praticola Eversmann, 1834 (Sauria: Lacertidae) in the vicinity of Derekoy (Kirklareli).] (In Turkish). Turkish Journal of Zoology 21(3): 259-262.

Dzukic, G. 1974. Prilog herpetofauni Srbije. Glasnik Muz. Beogr. (Ser. B) 29: 105-110.

Freitas, S.; Vavakou, A.; Arakelyan, M.; Drovetski, S.V.; Crnobrnja-Isailovic, J.; Kidov, A.A.; Cogalniceanu, D.; Corti, C.; Lymberakis, P.; Harris, D.J.; Carretero, M.A. 2016. Cryptic diversity and unexpected evolutionary patterns in the meadow lizard, Darevskia praticola (Eversmann, 1834). Systematics and Biodiversity 2016: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14772000.2015.1111267

Fuhn, I.E.; Hîrsu, M. 1962. [Lacerta praticola pontica Lantz and Cyren, a new lizard for the herpetologie fauna of Dobrogea]. (In Romanian). Natura Bucuresti Ser. Biol. 14(5): 39-41.

Gaceu, O.; Josan, I. 2013. Note on the occurrence of Darevskia pontica (Reptilia) north of the Mures River, in Metaliferi Mountains, western Romania. North-Western Journal of Zoology 9(2): 450-452.

Gherghel, I.; Strugariu, A.; Sahlean, T.C.; Stefanescu, A. 2011. New Romanian distribution record for Darevskia praticola pontica (LANTZ & CYREN, 1919) at its north-western range limit. Herpetozoa 23(3-4): 91-93.

Langerwerf, B. 1976. [Lacerta praticola pontica Lantz & Cyren in the terrarium]. (In Dutch). Lacerta 35(2): 21-22.

Sos, T.; Kecskes, A.; Hegyeli, Z.; Marosi, B. 2012. New data on the distribution of Darevskia pontica (Lantz and Cyren, 1919) (Reptilia: Lacertidae) in Romania: filling a significant gap. Acta Herpetologica 7(1): 175-180.

Stugren, B. 1984. Lacerta praticola - Wieseneidechse. pp. 318-331. In: Böhme, W. (ed.). Handbuch der Reptilien und Amphibien Europas. Band 2/1. Echsen (Sauria) 2. (Lacertidae 2: Lacerta). AULA-Verlag, Wiesbaden. 416 pp.

Darevskia kamii

Darevskia kopetdaghica

Darevskia lindholmi

Darevskia mixta

Bischoff, W. 1975. Echsen des Kaukasus. Die Bastardeidechse, Lacerta mixta Méhely, 1909. Aquarien Terrarien Monatschrift für Ornithologie und Vivarienkunde 22(7): 230-232.

Danielyan, F.D. 1981. [The study of relationships between bisexual and parthenogenetic species of Lacerta armeniaca with the method of skin grafting and natural hybridization]. pp. 46-47. In: Darevsky, I.S.; Ananjeva, N.B.; Barkagan, Z.S.; Borkin, L.Y.; Sokolova, T.M. & Szczerbak, N.N. (eds.). The problems of herpetology: abstracts. Nauka, Leningrad. 163 pp. (abstract, in Russian).

Danielyan, F.D. 1987. [Artificial hyubridization of two bisexual species of the rock lizards in natural conditions]. (In Russian, English summary). Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta 158: 179-183, 9-10.

Darevsky, I.S. 2006. [Consequences of an attempt to introduce a bisexual species of rocky lizard, Darevskia mixta (Sauria, Lacertidae), from Georgia to Zhitomir region of Ukraine]. (In Russian). Vestnik Zoologii 40(4): 370.

Doronin, I.V. 2018. The taxonomic status of Lacerta composita Méhely, 1909 (Squamata: Sauria: Lacertidae). Russian Journal of Herpetology 25(2): 143-146.

Gabelaia, M.; Tarkhnishvili, D.; Murtskhvaladze, M. 2015. Phylogeography and morphological variation in a narrowly distributed Caucasian rock lizard, Darevskia mixta. Amphibia-Reptilia 36(1): 45-54.

Tarkhnishvili, D.; Gavashelishvili, A.; Avaliani, A.; Murtskhvaladze, M.; Mumladze, L. 2010. Unisexual rock lizard might be outcompeting its bisexual progenitors in the Caucasus. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 101(2): 447-460.

Uzzell, T.M.; Darevsky, I.S. 1973. Electrophoretic examination of Lacerta mixta, a possible hybrid species (Sauria, Lacertidae). Journal of Herpetology 7(1): 11-15.

Darevskia nairensis

Bobyn, M.L.; Darevsky, I.S.; Kupriyanova, L.; MacCulloch, R.D.; Upton, D.E.; Danielyan, F.D.; Murphy, R.W. 1996. Allozyme variation in populations of Lacerta raddei and Lacerta nairensis (Sauria: Lacertidae) from Armenia. Amphibia-Reptilia 17(3): 233-246.

Bosch, H.A.J. in den 2001. Twins in Lacerta nairensis. Podarcis 2(2): 40-43.

Omelchenko, A.V.; Girnyk, A.E.; Osipov, F.A.; Vergun, A.A.; Petrosyan, V.G.; Danielyan, F.D.; Arakelyan, M.S.; Ryskov, A.P. 2016. Genetic differentiation among natural populations of the lizard complex Darevskia raddei as inferred from genome microsatellite marking. Russian Journal of Genetics 52(2): 231-235.

Panner, T. 2007. Beobachtungen an Lacertiden in Ostanatolien. Die Eidechse 18(1): 1-12.

Darevskia parvula

Arribas, O.; Ilgaz, C.; Kumlutas, Y. 2018. Reevaluation of the intraspecific variability in Darevskia parvula (Lantz & Cyren, 1913): an integrated approach using morphology, osteology and genetics (Squamata: Lacertidae). Zootaxa 4471(1): 71–99.

Arribas, O.J. 2012. Osteology of Darevskia defilippi (Camerano, 1877) raises doubts: is it really a close relative of Darevskia raddei (Boettger, 1892). Herpetozoa 25(1-2): 72-74.

Baran, I.; Tosunoglu, M.; Kaya, U.; Kumlutas, Y. 1997. Camlihemsin (Rize) civarinin herpetofaunasi hakkinda. [On the herpetofauna of the vicinity of Camlihemsin.] (In Turkish, English summary). Turkish Journal of Zoology 21(4): 409-416.

Bülbül, U.; Kurnaz, M.; Eroglu, A.I.; Koç, H.; Kutrup, B. 2016. Age and growth of the Red-bellied Lizard, Darevskia parvula. Animal Biology (Leiden) 66(1): 81-95.

Ilgaz, C. 2009. Comparative morphology of Darevskia parvula (Lantz-Cyren 1936) (Sauria: Lacertidae) subspecies in northeastern Anatolia, Turkey. North-Western Journal of Zoology 5(2): 263-280.

Kupriyanova, L.A. 1976. Karyological peculiarities of two lizard species of the genus Lacerta. Tsitologiya 18(3): 360-364.

Lantz, L.A.; Cyrén, O. 1913. Eine neue Varietät der Felseneidechse Lacarta saxicola Eversmann parvula nov. var. Mitt. Kaukas. Mus. (Tiflis) 7: 163-168.

Tuniyev, B.; Ananjeva, N.B.; Aghasyan, A.; Orlov, N.L.; Tuniyev, S. 2009. Darevskia parvula (errata version published in 2017). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T164658A114557056. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T164658A5916032.en.

Darevskia portschinskii

Arribas, O.J. 2012. Osteology of Darevskia defilippi (Camerano, 1877) raises doubts: is it really a close relative of Darevskia raddei (Boettger, 1892). Herpetozoa 25(1-2): 72-74.

Kupriyanova, L.A. 1987. [The karyotypes of parent and hybrid species of the rock lizards of the Caucasus]. (In Russian, English summary). Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta 158: 184-186, 11.

MacCulloch, R.D.; Fu, J.; Darevsky, I.S.; Danielyan, F.D.; Murphy, R.W. 1995. Allozyme variation in three closely related species of Caucasian rock lizards (Lacerta). Amphibia-Reptilia 16(4): 331-340.

MacCulloch, R.D.; Murphy, R.W.; Fu, J.; Darevsky, I.S.; Danielyan, F. 1997. Disjunct habitats as islands: genetic variability in the Caucasian rock lizard Lacerta portschinskii. Genetica (Dordrecht) 101(1): 41-45.

Muskhelishvili, T.A. 1987. [On ecological adaptation of Lacerta saxicola to mountain conditions]. (In Russian, English summary). Soobshcheniya Akademii Nauk Gruzinskoi SSR 127(1): 169-172.

Tarkhnishvili, D.; Gavashelishvili, A.; Avaliani, A.; Murtskhvaladze, M.; Mumladze, L. 2010. Unisexual rock lizard might be outcompeting its bisexual progenitors in the Caucasus. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 101(2): 447-460.

Uzzell, T.M.; Darevsky, I.S. 1973. The relationships of Lacerta portschinskii and Lacerta raddei (Sauria, Lacertidae). Herpetologica 29(1): 1-6.

Darevskia praticola

Bartenef, A.; Reznikova, M. 1931. Neue Lacerta-Formen (Reptilia) aus dem Kaukasischen Staatsnaturschutz-gebiete (West-Kaukasus). Zoologischer Anzeiger 96: 9-10.

Bedriaga, J. 1895. Über Lacerta praticola, Eversm., und L. peloponnesiaca, Bibr. Zoologischer Anzeiger 18: 261-263.

Bischoff, W. 1976. Echsen des Kaukasus. 11. Die Wieseneidechse, Lacerta praticola Eversmann, 1834. Aquarien Terrarien 23(12): 415-417.

Bogdanova, G.O. 1974. Estimation of numbers and growth of Lacerta praticola. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 53(4): 652-653.

Corovic, J.; Crnobrnja-Isailovic, J. 2018. Aspects of thermal ecology of the meadow lizard (Darevskia praticola). Amphibia-Reptilia 39(2): 229–238.

Covaciu-Marcov, S.D.; Cicort-Lucaciu, A.S.; Dobre, F.; Ferenti, S.; Birceanu, M.; Mihut, R.; Strugariu, A. 2009. The herpetofauna of the Jiului Gorge National Park, Romania. North-Western Journal of Zoology 5 (Supplement 1): S1-S78.

Doronin, I.V. 2012. [Cases of melanism in lizards of the genus Darevskia]. (In Russian). Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 91(11): 1420-1427.

Doronin, I.V. 2014. Geographic distribution: Darevskia pontica (Pontic Lizard). Herpetological Review 45(2): 282.

Franzen, M.; Heckes, U. 1992. Zum Vorkommen der Wieseneidechse Lacerta praticola Eversmann, 1834 in der europäischen Türkei. Salamandra 28(2): 129-137.

Freitas, S.; Vavakou, A.; Arakelyan, M.; Drovetski, S.V.; Crnobrnja-Isailovic, J.; Kidov, A.A.; Cogalniceanu, D.; Corti, C.; Lymberakis, P.; Harris, D.J.; Carretero, M.A. 2016. Cryptic diversity and unexpected evolutionary patterns in the meadow lizard, Darevskia praticola (Eversmann, 1834). Systematics and Biodiversity 2016: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14772000.2015.1111267

Helmer, W.; Strijbosch, H.; Scholte, P. 1988. Two addenda to the Greek herpetofauna and some new distributional data on mainland Greece. Amphibia-Reptilia 9(4): 421-422.

Iftime, A.; Iftime, O. 2006. Preliminary data on the herpetofauna of the Cozia Massif (Romania). 1. Reptiles. Travaux du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa" 49: 331-340.

Iftime, A.; Petrescu, A.M.; Iftime, O. 2008. Observations on the herpetofauna of the Mehedinti Karstic Plateau (Mehedinti and Gorj Counties, Romania). Travaux du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa" 51: 219-230.

Kupriyanova, L. 1999. [Genetic variations in hybrid unisexual species and forms of the genus Lacerta (Lacertidae, Reptilia): possible cytogenetic mechanisms, cytogenetics of meiosis in natural polyploid forms]. (In Russian, English summary). Tsitologiya 41(12): 1038-1047.

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