Darevskia valentini
# Darevskia valentini

Darevskia valentini, also known commonly as the Caucasian rock lizard or Valentin's lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to southeastern Europe and western Asia. There are three recognized subspecies.

## Etymology

The specific name, valentini, is in honor of naturalist Jean Valentin (1868–1898), who was associated with the Senckenberg Naturmuseum.

## Geographic range

D. valentini is found in Armenia, Georgia, Iran, and Turkey.

## Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of D. valentini are rocky areas, grassland, and shrubland, at altitudes of 1,300–3,000 m (4,300–9,800 ft).

## Reproduction

D. valentini is oviparous.

## Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.

* Darevskia valentini lantzicyreni (Darevsky & Eiselt, 1967)
* Darevskia valentini spitzenbergerae (Eiselt, Darevsky & Schmidtler, 1992)
* Darevskia valentini valentini (Boettger, 1892)

Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Darevskia.

