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Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Genus:	Darevskia
Species:	derjugini
Synonyms
Lacerta derjugini Nikolsky, 1898 Darevskia derjugini — Arribas, 1997 Archaeolacerta (Caucasilacerta) derjugini — Sindaco et al., 2000 Lacerta (Darevskia) derjugini — Sindaco & Jeremčenko, 2008 Darevskia derjugini — Speybroeck et al., 2020

Darevskia derjugini is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to Southeast Europe and Western Asia. There are six recognized subspecies.

Etymology
Geographic range
Habitat
Reproduction
Subspecies

Etymology

The specific name, derjugini, is in honor of Russian hydrobiologist Konstantin Michailovich Derjugin.

Geographic range

D. derjugini is found in Azerbaijan, Georgia, southwestern Russia, and Turkey.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of D. derjugini is forest, at altitudes of 600–1,700 m (2,000–5,600 ft).

Reproduction

D. derjugini is oviparous. Clutch size is four to eight eggs.

Subspecies

Six subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.

Darevskia derjugini abchasica (Bischoff, 1982)
Darevskia derjugini barani (Bischoff, 1982)
Darevskis derjugini boehmei (Bischoff, 1982)
Darevskia derjugini derjugini (Nikolsky, 1998)
Darevskia derjugini orlowae (Bischoff, 1984)
Darevskia derjugini silvatica (Bartenef & Reznikova, 1931)

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