---
title: "Spiny-tailed Lizard"
description: "Darevskia rudis — Répteis. Darevskia rudis is a lizard species in the family Lacertidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/spiny-tailed-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Spiny-tailed Lizard

> Darevskia rudis — Répteis. Darevskia rudis is a lizard species in the family Lacertidae.

- Scientific name: *Darevskia rudis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 825
- Wikidata: [Q3016052](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3016052)
- iNaturalist taxon: [35370](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/35370)

## Names

- en: Spiny-tailed Lizard
- de: Kielschwanz-Felseidechse
- fr: Lezard a Queue Epineuse

## Countries with the most observations

GE (314), TR (243), RU (16)

## Summary

Darevskia rudis is a lizard species in the family Lacertidae. It is found in the Caucasus (Georgia, Russia, Azerbaijan) and northern coastal Turkey.
Darevskia rudis is a common species occurring in rocky areas in temperate forests and sometimes in montane steppe at elevations up to 2,400 m (7,900 ft) above sea level.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darevskia_rudis

## Photo

![Spiny-tailed Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/spiny-tailed-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Iyayla N. Gökyüzü · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/368368533

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/spiny-tailed-lizard?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).