The dwarf lizard (Parvilacerta parva) is a species of small lizard in the family Lacertidae. It is endemic to Anatolia and the south Caucasus.[1][2][3][4] In Armenia, where it is present only as thirty-one isolated populations, the species is critically endangered.[5]

Dwarf lizard
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Parvilacerta
Species:
P. parva
Binomial name
Parvilacerta parva
(Boulenger, 1887)

References

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  1. ^ a b Varol Tok, Ishmail Ugurtas, Murat Sevinç, Wolfgang Böhme, Pierre-André Crochet, Ferdi Akarsu (2009). "Parvilacerta parva". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T164674A5917051. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T164674A5917051.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Parvilacerta parva at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 May 2019.
  3. ^ Müller, Johannes (12 Apr 2002). "Skull osteology of Parvilacerta parva , a small-sized lacertid lizard from Asia Minor: Skull Osteology of Parvilacerta parva". Journal of Morphology. 253 (1): 43–50. doi:10.1002/jmor.1111. PMID 11981803.
  4. ^ Kalayci, Tuğba ERGÜL; Uysal, İbrahim; Gul, Çiğdem; Özdemi̇r, Nurhayat (2020-03-01). "Body size and age structure of the Parvilacerta parva (Boulenger, 1887) population from Sivas, Turkey". Journal of the Institute of Science and Technology. 10 (1): 39–44. doi:10.21597/jist.568428. ISSN 2536-4618.
  5. ^ Fayvush, George (2023), Biodiversity of Armenia, Springer Nature, ISBN 978-3-031-34332-2, retrieved 2023-10-22