Omanosaura cyanura

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Omanosaura cyanura
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Omanosaura
Species:
O. cyanura
Binomial name
Omanosaura cyanura
(Arnold, 1972)
Omanosaura cyanura from United Arab Emirates Omanosaura cyanura.jpg
Omanosaura cyanura from United Arab Emirates

Omanosaura cyanura, the blue-tailed lizard or blue-tailed Oman lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. It is found in Oman and the United Arab Emirates. [1] [2]

It has been found living along watercourses which flow down from the Hajar Mountains of northern Oman and the eastern United Arab Emirates, from sea level up to 1000 metres elevation. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Soorae, P.; Wilms, T.; Al Rasbi, K.J.M. (2012). "Omanosaura cyanura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T199616A2606826. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T199616A2606826.en . Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  2. Omanosaura cyanura at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 29 May 2019.