Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Darevskia rostombekowi (Darevskia rostombekowi), recorded as Endangered
Darevskia rostombekowi (Darevskia rostombekowi). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Darevskia rostombekowi

Darevskia rostombekowi

Darevskia rostombekowi is a lizard or snake in the family Lacertidae, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Darevskia rostombekowi
Taxonomy
Squamata · Lacertidae · Darevskia

The lizard or snake

This named form is a lizard or snake. The public files give taxonomy, a photograph, and a threat category — not a monograph.

Range and habitat

D. Rostombekowi is found in Armenia and Azerbaijan. The preferred habitats of D. Rostombekowi are rocky areas and shrubland, at altitudes of 600–1,700 m (2,000–5,600 ft). The species is endemic to Transcaucasia.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Darevskia rostombekowi is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Darevskia rostombekowi — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q772819. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Darevskia kopetdaghica (Darevskia kopetdaghica), recorded as EndangeredEN

Darevskia kopetdaghica

Darevskia kopetdaghica
Photograph of Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus
Photograph of Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Javan rhinoceros

Rhinoceros sondaicus
Photograph of Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Sumatran orangutan

Pongo abelii

Quick answers

What is Darevskia rostombekowi?
Darevskia rostombekowi is a lizard or snake in the family Lacertidae.
What is the conservation status of Darevskia rostombekowi?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Darevskia rostombekowi. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Darevskia rostombekowi live?
D. Rostombekowi is found in Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Why is Darevskia rostombekowi in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Darevskia rostombekowi?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Darevskia rostombekowi a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.