Asaccus tangestanensis

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Asaccus tangestanensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Phyllodactylidae
Genus: Asaccus
Species:
A. tangestanensis
Binomial name
Asaccus tangestanensis
Torki, Ahmadzadeh, Ilgaz, Avci, & Kumlutaş, 2011

Asaccus tangestanensis is a species of leaf-toed gecko endemic to Iran. [1] [2] This gecko is found in the southern Zagros Mountains in Bushehr Province. [1] It is found in cliffs and caves. [3] The holotype was collected in 2008 and the species is named for Tangestan, the type locality. [2]

It is a medium-sized gecko, though large for an Asaccus species at 49–57 mm (1.9–2.2 in) in length. It has a thin body with elongated limbs and a tail longer than the body. It is distinguished from other species of Asaccus by a combination of the following characteristics:

It was found co-occurring with several other species of reptiles including Hemidactylus persicus , Laudakia nupta , Trapelus agilis , Tropiocolotes persicus , Coluber sp., Macrovipera lebetina , Echis carinatu , Pristurus rupestris , Cyrtopodion sp., Trapelus agilis , and Heremites auratus . [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Asaccus tangestanensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-11-04.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Torki, Farhang; Ahmadzadeh, Faraham; Ilgaz, Çetin; Avcı, Aziz; Kumlutaş, Yusuf (1 April 2011). "Description of four new Asaccus Dixon and Anderson, 1973 (Reptilia: Phyllodactylidae) from Iran and Turkey". Amphibia-Reptilia. 32 (2): 185–202. doi: 10.1163/017353711X556998 . ISSN   1568-5381.
  3. ŠMÍD, JIŘÍ; MORAVEC, JIŘÍ; KODYM, PETR; KRATOCHVÍL, LUKÁŠ; YOUSEFKHANI, SEYYED SAEED HOSSEINIAN; FRYNTA, DANIEL (20 August 2014). "Annotated checklist and distribution of the lizards of Iran". Zootaxa. 3855 (1): 1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3855.1.1. PMID   25284505.