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).
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Eublepharidae |
| Genus: | Eublepharis |
| Species: | E. angramainyu |
| Binomial name | |
| Eublepharis angramainyu Anderson & Leviton, 1966 | |
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| Range in Iran.[2] | |
References
- 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.
- irandeserts.com
External links
- Eublepharis angramainyu at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- http://sci.ege.edu.tr/~bgocmen/eangramainyu.html
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