Greece / Eastern Peloponnese and Psili island. 

Species:

Podarcis thais  (BUCHHOLZ, 1960)

Synonyms:

Lacerta peloponnesiaca thais  BUCHHOLZ, 1960

Podarcis peloponnesiacus thais  (BUCHHOLZ, 1960)

Types:

Holotype: ZFMK-H 12261, paratypes in ZFMK, NMW and MTD.

Terra Typica:

Epidavros (Northeastern Peloponnese).


Relevant taxonomic literature:

  • Buchholz, K.F. (1960) -  Zur Kenntnis von Lacerta peloponnesiaca (Reptilia: Lacertidae). -  Bonner zoologische Beiträge, Bonn, 11 (1): 87-107.  

  • Mayer, W. (1986) -  Proteinelektrophoretische Untersuchungen zur subspezifischen Gliederung von Lacerta (Podarcis) peloponnesiaca. -  Bonner zoologische Beiträge, Bonn, 37: 123-129.  

  • Spilani, L. & Bougiouri, K. & Antoniou, A. Psonis, N. & Poursanidis, D. & Lymberakis, P. & Poulakakis, N. (2019) -  Multigene phylogeny, phylogeography and population structure of Podarcis cretensis species group in south Balkans. -  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 138: 193-204.     

  • Kiourtsoglou, A. & Kaliontzopoulou, A. & Poursanidis, D. & Jablonski, D. & Lymberakis, P. & Poulakakis, N. (2021) -  Evidence of cryptic diversity in Podarcis peloponnesiacus and re-evaluation of its current taxonomy; insights from genetic, morphological, and ecological data -  J Zool Syst Evol Res. 2021;00:1–21.