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Darevskia valentini (Boettger, 1892) - Darevskia josefschmidtleri sp. nov. - Darevskia spitzenbergerae (Eiselt, Darevsky & Schmidtler, 1992) stat. nov. - D. spitzenbergerae spitzenbergerae (Eiselt, Darevsky & Schmidtler, 1992) comb. nov. - D. spitzenbergerae wernermayeri ssp. nov. - Darevskia mirabilis Arribas, Ilgaz, Kumlutaş, Durmuş, Avcı & Üzüm, 2013 stat. nov. - Darevskia rudis (Bedriaga, 1886) - D. rudis rudis (Bedriaga, 1886) - D. rudis lantzicyreni (Darevsky & Eiselt, 1967) comb. nov. - D. rudis bolkardaghica Arribas, Ilgaz, Kumlutaş, Durmuş, Avcı & Üzüm, 2013 - Darevskia obscura (Lantz & Cyrén, 1936) stat. nov. - D. obscura obscura (Lantz & Cyrén, 1936) comb. nov. - D. obscura bischoffi (Böhme & Budak, 1977) comb. nov. - D. obscura macromaculata (Darevsky, 1977) comb. nov. - Darevskia bithynica (Méhely, 1909) - D. bithynica bithynica (Méhely, 1909) - D. bithynica tristis (Lantz & Cyrén, 1936) This classification can be completed in future studies with the analysis of more informative genetic markers than the single-copy nuclear markers used here, such as microsatellite DNA or genomic SNPs. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The data used in the morphology section were mostly obtained from Kamil Candan’s PhD thesis, supervised by Dr. Dinçer Ayaz, which was supported by Dokuz Eylül University with project number 2017.KB.FEN.039. We thank to Dr. Mehmet Kürşat Şahin and Nurettin Beşer for their helps in the field. Finally, we wish to thank both reviewers and the editor for their contributions to improve our manuscript. CONFLICT OF INTEREST We declare that we have no conflict of interest. ETHICS To realize this study, the ethical committee document numbered 11/04/2016 was received from the Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine Animal Experiments Local Ethics Committee at the meeting dated 23.02.2016 and decided. In addition, the necessary application for the realization of the study was approved by the General Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks within the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Turkey on 05.04.2016., Published as part of Arribas, Oscar, Candan, Kamil, Kornilios, Panagiotis, Ayaz, Dinçer, Kumlutaş, Yusuf, Gül, Serkan, Yilmaz, Can, Caynak, Elif Yildirim & Ilgaz, Çetin, 2022, Revising the taxonomy of Darevskia valentini (Boettger, 1892) and Darevskia rudis (Bedriaga, 1886) (Squamata, Lacertidae): a Morpho-Phylogenetic integrated study in a complex Anatolian scenario, pp. 1-68 in Zootaxa 5224 (1) on page 29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5224.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7517907, {"references":["Eiselt, J., Darevsky, I. S. & Schmidtler, J. F. (1992) Untersuchungen an Felseneidechsen (Lacerta saxicola komplex) in der ostlichen Turkei, I. Lacerta valentini Boettger. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, 93 (B), 1 - 18.","Arribas, O., Ilgaz, C., Kumlutas, Y., Durmus, S. H., Avci, A. & Uzum, N. (2013) External morphology and osteology of Darevskia rudis (Bedriaga, 1886), with a taxonomic revision of the Pontic and Small-Caucasus populations (Squamata: Lacertidae). Zootaxa, 3626 (4), 401 - 428. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 3626.4.1","Darevsky, I. S. & Eiselt, J. (1967) Ein neuer Name fur Lacerta saxicola mehelyi Lantz & Cyren 1936. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, 70, 107.","Lantz, L. A. & Cyren, O. (1936) Description of Darevskia bithynica tristis. In: Contribution a la connaissance de Lacerta saxicola Eversmann. Bulletin de la Societe Zoologique de France, Paris, 61, pp. 159 - 181.","Bohme, W. & Budak, A. (1977) Uber die rudis-Gruppe des Lacerta saxicola - Komplexes in der Turkei, II (Reptilia: Sauria: Lacertidae). Salamandra, 13 (3 / 4), 141 - 149.","Darevsky, I. S. & Lukina, G. P. (1977) Rock lizards of the Lacerta saxicola Eversmann group (Sauria, Lacertidae) collected in Turkey by Richard and Erica Clark. Proceedings of the Zoological Institute of the Academy of Sciences, U. S. S. R., 1977, 60 - 63."]}

Age structure, body size and growth rate of Darevskia valentini inhabiting from different three localities were studied by skeletochronology. Age was determined by counting the lines of arrested growth (LAGs) in phalangeal cross-sections. A total of 73 museum specimens (24 specimens from Kayseri, 20 specimens from Van and 29 specimens from Sivas) were used for this study. The mean age of males in three populations was older than those of females. The mean age of males was found to be 4.33 ± 0.28 years in Van population, 5 ± 0.28 years in Kayseri population and 5.18 ± 0.35 years for Sivas population. The maximum lifespan in Sivas population was 7 years for both sexes whereas it was 6 years in Kayseri population and 5 years in Van population. In the three populations, ages at sexual maturity of females and males were 3 and 2 years, respectively. The sexual size dimorphism was female-biased in the three populations. The mean snout-vent length (SVL) for males was calculated as 64.30 ± 1.15 mm in Van population, 68.48 ± 1.43 mm in Sivas population and 66.96 ± 1.19 mm in Kayseri populations. The mean SVL for females was determined as 60.36 ± 1.04 mm in Van population, 64.50 ± 1.73 mm in Sivas population and 68.24 ± 0.85 mm in Kayseri population. © Biharean Biologist, Oradea, Romania, 2021.

During field survey in 2018, we recorded in Armenia the occurrences of the parthenogenetic lizard Darevskia armeniaca and its “paternal” bisexual species D. valentini. Based on our new data and records taken from publications and museums, we update the distribution maps of these species. The new records expand the geographical boundaries of sympatric habitats of these species and provide additional data for understanding the mechanisms of reticulate evolution and hybrid speciation.

Summary In this study, we assessed the helminth fauna of seventy two Valentin’s Lizard, Darevskia valentini (32♂♂, 35♀♀, 5 subadult). Specimens collected from Kayseri, Ardahan and Van Provinces in Turkey. As a result of the present study, it was detected that forty one hosts are infected with one or more species of helminth. Two species of Cestoda, Oochoristica tuberculata and Mesocestoides spp., and 5 species of Nematoda, Spauligodon aloisei, Skrjabinodon alcaraziensis, Skrjabinodon medinae, Skrjabinelazia hoffmanni and Strongyloides darevsky were found in the hosts. D. valentini represents a new host record for all helminths recorded. Skrjabinodon alcaraziensis is recorded for the first time from Turkey. Van, Kayseri and Ardahan are new locality records for all helminths from D. valentini.

Summary In this study, we assessed the helminth fauna of seventy two Valentin’s Lizard, Darevskia valentini (32♂♂, 35 ♀♀, 5 subadult). Specimens collected from Kayseri, Ardahan and Van Provinces in Turkey. As a result of the present study, it was detected that forty one hosts are infected with one or more species of helminth. Two species of Cestoda, Oochoristica tuberculata and Mesocestoides spp., and 5 species of Nematoda, Spauligodon aloisei, Skrjabinodon alcaraziensis, Skrjabinodon medinae, Skrjabinelazia hoffmanni and Strongyloides darevsky were found in the hosts. D. valentini represents a new host record for all helminths recorded. Skrjabinodon alcaraziensis is recorded for the first time from Turkey. Van, Kayseri and Ardahan are new locality records for all helminths from D. valentini.