Microgecko persicus

Microgecko persicus, known as the Persia sand gecko or Persian dwarf gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Iran, Iraq and Pakistan.[4][5][3] As of January 2019 its conservation status has not been assessed on the IUCN Red List.[6]

Microgecko persicus
Microgecko persicus bakhtiari's distribution in Iran
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Microgecko
Species:	M. persicus
Binomial name
Microgecko persicus (Nikolsky, 1903)[1][2]
Synonyms[3][1]
Alsophylax persicus Nikolsky, 1903 Bunopus persicus Cyrtodactylus persicus Tropiocolotes persicus Tropiocolotes (Microgecko) persicus

Taxonomy

The Persia sand gecko was first formally described in 1903 by Alexander Nikolsky as Alsophylax persicus. It has since been placed in several genera, including Cyrtodactylus, Bunopus, and Tropiocolotes.[3]

There are three accepted subspecies:

• Microgecko persicus bakhtiari Minton, Anderson, & Anderson, 1970
• Microgecko persicus euphorbiacola Minton, Anderson, & Anderson, 1970
• Microgecko persicus persicus (Nikolsky, 1903)

The common names refers to its distribution in Persia (now Iran).[3]

References

1. "Microgecko persicus (Nikolsky, 1903)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
2. Rajabizadeh, Mehdi; Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah; Faizi, Hiva; Bostanchi, Hamid (2010). "New insights in the taxonomy of the Persian Sand Gecko, Tropiocolotes persicus (Nikolsky, 1903)". Zoology in the Middle East. 49: 55–62. doi:10.1080/09397140.2010.10638390.
3. "Microgecko persicus". Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
4. "ITIS Standard Report Page: Microgecko persicus". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
5. "Taxonomy Browser". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
6. IUCN Red List.