Intraspecific Variation of the Sand Lizard (Lacerta agilis) from the Western Caucasus and Description of a New Subspecies Lacerta agilis mzymtensis ssp. nov. (Reptilia: Sauria)

Sako B. Tuniyev, Boris S. Tuniyev

Abstract


Intraspecific variation of sand lizard in the Western Caucasus is discussed with description of a new high-mountain subspecies Lacerta agilis mzymtensis ssp. nov. from upper basing of Mzymta River (vicinity of Sochi, Russia).

Keywords


Sauria; Lacerta agilis mzymtensis ssp. nov.; West Caucasus; Russia

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30906/1026-2296-2008-15-1-55-66

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