Darevskia szczerbaki

Darevskia szczerbaki, also known as Szczerbak's lizard (Russian: ящерица щербака tr. yashcheritsa shcherbaka), is a lizard species in the family Lacertidae.[1][2] It is endemic to Krasnodar Krai in North Caucasus, Russia,[1][2][3] and named after the Soviet herpetologist Mykola Szczerbak.[1][3]

Darevskia szczerbaki
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Darevskia
Species:
D. szczerbaki
Binomial name
Darevskia szczerbaki
(Lukina, 1963)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lacerta saxicola szczerbaki Lukina, 1963
  • Darevskia brauneri szczerbaki (Lukina, 1963)

Its range along the Black Sea is restricted to areas with coastal cliffs, as they are the favored habitat of the lizard, which has difficulty adapting to most other environments.[3] It is classified as an endangered species, and extinction is considered by some herpetologists because of the high amount of human development in the Caucasus coast and its popularity in the illegal lizard trade of Europe. It is rarely preyed upon, as its main two predators are the common kestrel and olive snake.[3]

References
  1. Darevskia szczerbaki at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 June 2023.
  2. "Darevskia szczerbaki (Lukina, 1963)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  3. Igor Doronin; Boris Tuniev (2018). "Ящерица Щербака — вымирающий эндемик России". Элементы (in Russian). Retrieved 20 June 2023.


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