Subspecies and Distribution. C.e.elburzensisGoodwin,1939—EAlborz(=Elburz)Mts,C&EKopetDagofNEIranandSTurkmenistan,theBinaludMtsofNEIran,theShirkuhMtsofCIran,andtheTorkestanMtsofNW&WAfghanistan;limitsofdistributionareunresolvedandtheWextremeofthedistributioninYadzProvinceisseparatedfromtheN&EpartsoftherangebyportionsoftheC.e.Desert. C.e.isatissusAkbarirad,Darvish&Aliabadian,2016—QeidarMts,KarkasMts,andShirkuhMtsinNW&CIran. C. e. zykovi M. N. Meyer & Malikov, 2000 -W & C Kopet Dag and Small (Little) Balkhan Mts in SW Turkmenistan.