We evaluated progress towards animal biodiversity research in Georgia, a key area in the
Caucasus biodiversity hotspot. By reviewing recently (1990–2018) published articles in all …

Studies of geographical distribution of parthenogenetic Darevskia armeniaca and its
parental species D. mixta and D. valentini can extend our knowledge in terms of their …

Green lizards of the genus Lacerta have served as excellent models for studying the impact
of Pleistocene climatic oscillations on genetic structures. The Caspian green lizard, Lacerta …

Turkey is biogeographically diverse and consequently has a rich herpetofauna. As a result
of active herpetological research, the number of species has steadily increased in recent …

The parthenogenetic lizards Darevskia armeniaca and Darevskia dahli are widespread
throughout the Lesser Caucasus, although they occupy different habitats. While these forms …

Background The majority of parthenogenetic vertebrates derive from hybridization between
sexually reproducing species, but the exact number of hybridization events ancestral to …

Abstract Background The parthenogenetic Caucasian rock lizard Darevskia armeniaca, like
most other parthenogenetic vertebrate species, originated through interspecific hybridization …

The groups of red-bellied lizards had a small distribution area in the Pontic zone. The
several studies performed on these lizard groups are based on taxonomy and systematics …

Darevskia is a particularly species-rich radiation of Palearctic rock lizards from the Caucasus
region. Thanks to intense systematic and taxonomic research, the knowledge of species …

В работе впервые суммируются результаты изучения батрахои герпетофауны
Республики Южная Осетия. В результате изучения литературных источников, полевых …