Stenodactylus affinis

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Stenodactylus affinis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Stenodactylus
Species:
S. affinis
Binomial name
Stenodactylus affinis
(Murray, 1884)
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Stenodactylus affinis, also known as the Iranian short-fingered gecko or Murray's comb-fingered gecko, is a species of gecko. It is found in Iran's southeastern Khuzestan Province and southern Fars Province), [2] Iraq. [3]

Size

Medium-sized, up to in minimum 60 mm from snout to anus. [3]

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References

  1. Theodore Papenfuss, Soheila Shafiei Bafti.; Mozafar Sharifi (2009). "Stenodactylus affinis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009: e.T164659A5916134. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T164659A5916134.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. eol.org
  3. 1 2 "Stenodactylus affinis".