Species:

Algyroides nigropunctatus  (DUMÉRIL & BIBRON, 1839)

Subspecies (2):

Algyroides nigropunctatus nigropunctatus  DUMÉRIL & BIBRON, 1839

Algyroides nigropunctatus kephallithacius  KEYMAR, 1986

Synonyms:

Lacerta nigro-punctata   DUMÉRIL & BIBRON, 1839

Algiroides nigropunctatus   WERNER, 1894

Common names:

Blue-throated Keeled Lizard (English)
Dalmatian Algyroides (English)
Prachtkieleidechse (German)
Σαύρα της Ρούμελης (Greek)
L’algiroide magnifico (Italian)

Types:

nigropunctatus: Holotype: MNHN-RA 2674

kephallithacius: Holotype: not given in original description.

Terra Typica:

nigropunctatus: Corfu.

kephallithacius: Agios Atros near Poros (Πόρος), southeastern Kefalonia.

Relevant taxonomic literature:

• Duméril, A.M.C. & Bibron, G. (1839) -  Livre quatrième: De l`ordre des lézards ou des sauriens - Seconde sous-famille. Autosaures Coelodontes. -  Erpétologie Générale ou Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles, 5: 153-317.  

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• Podnar, M. & Mayer, W. (2006) -  First insights into mitochondrial DNA diversity of Dalmatinian Algyroides, Algyroides nigropunctatus (Lacertidae). -  Periodicum biologicum, 18 (1): 85-87.    

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  Algyroides nigropunctatus is a lacertid species from the western border of the Balkan peninsula. Morphologically the species is highly uniform throughout its distribution range, which extends from notheastern-most Italy to western Greece. In order to assess the mitochondrial DNA variability of the species parts of the mitochondrial 12S (about 470 bp) and 16S rRNA (about 500 bp) genes were sequenced from 8 samples collected at different localities distributed across the species range. Three distinct clades were found representing mitochondrial lineages separated probably during the middle Pleistocene. The phylogeographic structure of the species is characterised by a lack of variability in the northern and middle part of its area, and clear phylogenetic structuring of the populations from Greece.