East of Malatya and the Euphrates to the south of Lake Van (Türkiye) and to Sersang, northeastern Iraq. 

Subspecies:

Apathya cappadocica muhtari  (EISELT, 1979)

Synonyms:

Lacerta cappadocica muhtari   EISELT, 1979

Types:

Holotype: NMW 23208:2

Terra Typica:

“26 km SW Bitlis, ca. 1200 m”.


Relevant taxonomic literature:

  • Eiselt, J. (1979) -  Ergebnisse zoologischer Sammelreisen in der TüŸrkei Lacerta cappadocica Werner, 1902 (Lacertidae, Reptilia), -  Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, 82: 387-421.    

  • Kapli, P. & Botoni, D. & Ilgaz, Ç. & Kumlutaş, Y. & Avcı, A. & Rastegar-Pouyani, N. & Fathinia, B. & Lymberakis, P. & Ahmadzadeh, F. & Poulakakis, N. (2013) -  Molecular phylogeny and historical biogeogtraphy of the Anatolian lizard Apathya (Squamata, Lacertidae). -  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 66 (3): 992-1001.    

 
 
 
 
 

Apathya cappadocica muhtari  © Wolfgang Böhme