Laudakia stellio, (LINNAEUS, 1758) S. S.
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LAUDAKIA STELLIO (LINNAEUS, 1758) S.S.
Included taxa: Laudakia s. stellio (Linnaeus, 1758) , L. s. daani ( Beutler & Frör, 1980) and the subclades from the western Taurus, Symi–Kaş, Anatolia, Lebanon and Hatay, as shown in this study ( Figs 2 View Figure 2 , 4 View Figure 4 ).
Type specimen: Laudakia stellio stellio (Linnaeus, 1758) , ZFMK 2063 (neotype), Crochet et al. (2006) ( Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig , Bonn, Germany) .
Type locality: Delos Island , Cyclades, Greece .
Distribution: All localities from Greece (Cyclades, Crete, Thessaloniki, Corfu and East Aegean islands) and Turkey, north-western Syria and northern Lebanon.
Remarks: According to the principle of priority of the ICZN, this distinct genetic lineage should be named stellio because that is the oldest available name. It includes already described morphological subspecies and other cryptic lineages of Clade 2, revealed by this study: the nominal L. s. stellio and its sister Anatolia subclade, L. s. daani and its sister W Taurus–Symi–Kaş subclades, as well as the Lebanon and Hatay subclades. The subspecific status of L. s. stellio and L. s. daani is retained, while the elevation of the Lebanon and Hatay lineages to the subspecies level is under preparation.
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