| Teratoscincus bedriagai | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Teratoscincus |
| Species: | T. bedriagai |
| Binomial name | |
| Teratoscincus bedriagai Nikolsky, 1900 | |
Teratoscincus bedriagai, also known commonly as Bedraiga's wonder gecko or Bedriaga's plate-tailed gecko, is a small species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is native to Central and Western Asia.
The specific name, bedriagai, is in honor of Russian herpetologist Jacques von Bedriaga. [2]
T. bedriagai is native to the northern and eastern desert basins of the central Plateau of Iran, Sistan, and the desert regions of southern Afghanistan as far east as Kandahar. [3] Ecological variables tested for T. bedriagai found that isothermality was more important with 32% contribution. [4]
The preferred natural habitats of T. bedriagai are desert and shrubland, at altitudes of 100–1,400 m (330–4,590 ft). [1]
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