Turkey: Anatolia. Greece: Ikaria (1), Samos (2), Nisyros (3), Symi (4), Tragousa (5), Rhodes (6), Pentanisos (7), Kastellorizo (8), Psomi (9) and Tilos (10).  

Genus:

Anatololacerta ARNOLD et al., 2007

Species (5):

Anatololacerta anatolica  (WERNER, 1900)

Anatololacerta danfordi  (GÜNTHER, 1876)

Anatololacerta finikensis  (EISELT & SCHMIDTLER, 1986)

Anatololacerta ibrahimi  (EISELT & SCHMIDTLER, 1986)

Anatololacerta pelasgiana  (MERTENS, 1959)

Species Typica:

Anatololacerta danfordi  (GÜNTHER, 1876)


Taxonomic notes:

We follow the taxonomic arrangement proposed by KARAKASI et al. (2021).

www.lacerta.de, 2021


Relevant taxonomic literature:

  • Günther, A. (1876) -  Description of a new species of lizard from Asia Minor. -  Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1876: 818.  

  • Werner, F. (1900) -  Beschreibung einer bisher noch unbekannter Eidechse aus Kleinasien Lacerta anatolica. -  Anzeiger / Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, 37: 269-271.  

  • Mertens, R. (1959) -  Zur Kenntnis der Lacerten auf der Insel Rhodos. -  Senckenbergiana biologica, Frankfurt/Main, 40: 15-24.    

  • Eiselt, J. & Schmidtler, F.J. (1986) -  Der Lacerta danfordi-Komplex -  Spixiana 9 (3): 289-328  

  • Arnold, E.N. & Arribas, O. & Carranza, S. (2007) -  Systematics of the Palaearctic and Oriental lizard tribe Lacertini (Squamata: Lacertidae: Lacertinae), with descriptions of eight new genera. -  Zootaxa, 1430: 1-86.    

  • Bellati, A. & Carranza, S. & Garcia-Porta, J. & Fasola, M. & Sindaco, R. (2015) -  Cryptic diversity within the Anatololacerta species complex (Squamata: Lacertidae) in the Anatolian Peninsula: Evidence from a multi-locus approach. -  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 82 (Part A): 219-233.    

  • Candan, K. & Kankılıç, T. & Güçlü, Ö. & Kumlutaş, Y. & Durmuş, S.H. & Lymberakis, P. & Poulakakis, N. & Ilgaz, Ç. (2016) -  First assessment on the molecular phylogeny of Anatololacerta (Squamata, Lacertidae) distributed in Southern Anatolia: insights from mtDNA and nDNA markers.  -  Mitochondrial DNA Part A, 27 (3): 2285-9222.    

  • Karakasi, D. & Ilgaz, Ç. & Kumlutas, Y. & Candan, K. & Güçlü, Ö. & Kankılıç, T. & Beser, N. & Sindaco, R. & Lymberakis, P. & Poulakakis, N. (2021) -  More evidence of cryptic diversity in Anatololacerta species complex Arnold, Arribas and Carranza, 2007 (Squamata: Lacertidae) and re-evaluation of its current taxonomy. -  Amphibia-Reptilia (2021) DOI:10.1163/15685381-bja10045    

 
 
 
 

Anatololacerta: 274  pictures (see species level)

 
 
 

Anatololacerta anatolica oertzeni  © 2014 Jan van der Winden