• Lectotype designation: Salata et al., 2018: 812.
• Subspecies of Plagiolepis pallescens: Emery, 1921d: 314; Santschi, 1922b: 67; Emery, 1925d: 21; Karavaiev, 1927a: 294.
• Subspecies of Plagiolepis pygmaea: Karavaiev, 1931a: 309.
• Junior synonym of Plagiolepis pallescens: Salata et al., 2018: 812.
• Status as species: Radchenko, 1989c: 155; Bolton, 1995b: 336; Radchenko, 1996d: 185; Markó et al., 2006: 69; Schultz et al., 2006: 205; Zryanin & Zryanina, 2007: 232; Paknia et al., 2008: 155; Borowiec et al., 2009: 378; Casevitz-Weulersse & Galkowski, 2009: 485; Lapeva-Gjonova et al., 2010: 34; Csősz et al., 2011: 58; Karaman, 2011b: 96; Legakis, 2011: 25; Borowiec & Salata, 2012: 529; Guénard & Dunn, 2012: 36; Kiran & Karaman, 2012: 15; Borowiec & Salata, 2013: 364; Borowiec, 2014: 147; Bračko et al., 2014: 20; Casevitz-Weulersse, 2014: 28; Lebas et al., 2016: 232; Radchenko, 2016: 343; Borowiec & Salata, 2018a: 7; Seifert, 2018: 250 (error); Bračko, 2023: 184; Kirschner et al., 2023: 1151, 1168.
• Senior synonym of Plagiolepis calva: Kirschner et al., 2023: 1168.
• Senior synonym of Plagiolepis compressa: Kirschner et al., 2023: 1168.
• Senior synonym of Plagiolepis dlusskyi: Kirschner et al., 2023: 1168.
• Senior synonym of Plagiolepis satunini: Radchenko, 1996d: 185; Radchenko, 2016: 343; Kirschner et al., 2023: 1151, 1168 (by implication).
• Senior synonym of Plagiolepis vindobonensis: Radchenko, 1989c: 155; Radchenko, 1996d: 185; Casevitz-Weulersse & Galkowski, 2009: 485; Lapeva-Gjonova et al., 2010: 34; Borowiec, 2014: 147; Casevitz-Weulersse, 2014: 28; Radchenko, 2016: 343; Kirschner et al., 2023: 1151, 1168.

Junior synonyms

• Plagiolepis calva Radchenko, 1996
• Plagiolepis compressa Radchenko, 1996
• Plagiolepis dlusskyi Radchenko, 1996
• Plagiolepis satunini Karavaiev, 1931
• Plagiolepis vindobonensis Lomnicki, 1925

Obsolete combinations

• Plagiolepis maura taurica

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