Eublepharis angramainyu

Eublepharis angramainyu, also known as the Iranian fat-tailed gecko or Iraqi eyelid gecko, is a ground dwelling lizard native to Iraq, Iran, Turkey and Syria. Its diet is insectivorous but may eat smaller vertebrates. Like most lizards it has the ability to shed its tail (autotomy).

Eublepharis angramainyu

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Eublepharidae
Genus: Eublepharis
Species:
E. angramainyu
Binomial name
Eublepharis angramainyu
Anderson & Leviton, 1966
Range in Iran.[2]

References

  1. Varol Tok, Ishmail Ugurtas, Murat Sevinç, Wolfgang Böhme, Pierre-André Crochet, Roberto Sindaco, Uğur Kaya, Steven Anderson, Ferdi Akarsu. 2009. Eublepharis angramainyu. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T164608A5911945. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T164608A5911945.en. Downloaded on 12 December 2017.
  2. irandeserts.com


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