| Saara loricata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Saara |
| Species: | S. loricata |
| Binomial name | |
| Saara loricata (Blanford, 1874) | |
Saara loricata, the Iraqi mastigure or Iraqi spiny-tailed lizard, is a species of agamid lizard. It is found in Iraq and Iran. [2]
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