Asaccus platyrhynchus

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Asaccus platyrhynchus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Phyllodactylidae
Genus: Asaccus
Species:
A. platyrhynchus
Binomial name
Asaccus platyrhynchus
Arnold & Gardner, 1994

Asaccus platyrhynchus, the flat-snouted leaf-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. It is endemic to northern Oman, in desert and rocky areas. [2] [1] Asaccus platyrhynchus was first formally described in 1994. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Al Rasbi, K.J.M.; Anderson, S.; Mallon, D. (2012). "Asaccus platyrhynchus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T178704A1542149. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T178704A1542149.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Asaccus platyrhynchus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 January 2019.