Iran / Central and southern Zagros Mountains. 

Species:

Apathya yassujica  (NILSON et al., 2003)

Synonyms:

Lacerta yassujica   NILSON et al., 2003

Apathya yassujica  ARNOLD et al., 2007

Common names:

Yassujian Lizard (English)
Yassujian Eidechse (German)

Types:

Holotype: GNM Re.ex. 5612

Terra Typica:

“The main Zagros Mountain Range, at 2200 m altitude, 30 km SW Yassuj, Kohgi-luye-va-Boyerahmad Province (N 30°28’ ; E 51°31’)”.


Relevant taxonomic literature:

  • Nilson, G. & Rastegar-Pouyani, N. & Rastegar-Pouyani, E. & Andrén, C. (2003) -  Lacertas of South and Central Zagros Mountains, Iran, with descriptions of two new taxa. -  Russian Journal of Herpetology, Moscow, 10 (1): 11-24.    

  • 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.    

  • Karamiani, R. & Dabid, S. & Rastegar-Pouyani, N. (2015) -  Sexual dimorphism of the Yassujian lizard, Apathya yassujica (Nilson et al. 2003) (Sauria: Lacertidae) from Iran. -  Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 9 (1): 42-48.     

 
 

Iran

 
 
 
 
 

Apathya yassujica  © 2000 Göran Nilson / Göteborgs Naturhistoriska Museum