| Apathya yassujica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Apathya |
| Species: | A. yassujica |
| Binomial name | |
| Apathya yassujica (Nilson, Rastegar-Pouyani, Rastegar-Pouyani, & Andrén, 2003) | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Apathya yassujica, the Yassujian lizard, is a species of lizard endemic to Iran. [2] [3] [4]
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