Ilya Sergeyevich Darevsky | |
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| Born | 18 December 1924 |
| Died | 8 August 2009 (aged 84) |
| Citizenship | Russian |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University (1953) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Zoology, herpetology |
| Institutions | Russian Academy of Sciences Leningrad State University |
| Doctoral advisor | Sergey A. Chernov |
Ilya Sergeyevich Darevsky (Russian: Илья Сергеевич Даревский, 18 December 1924 – 8 August 2009) was a Soviet Russian zoologist-herpetologist and a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. During his career he described 34 species of amphibians and reptiles.[1] Darevskia, a genus of Caucasian rock lizards, is named after him.
- ^ Author: Darevsky. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org