Asaccus tangestanensis
Asaccus tangestanensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
Genus: | Asaccus |
Species: | A. tangestanensis
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Binomial name | |
Asaccus tangestanensis Torki, Ahmadzadeh, Ilgaz, Avci, & Kumlutaş, 2011
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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:
- Scansor not extending beyond claws,
- Tubercles present on the arms,
- Large, trihedral, keeled tubercles on most of the dorsal part of the body, and
- Thin, long limbs.[2]
It was found co-occurring with several other species of reptiles including Hemidactylus persicus, Laudakia nupta, Trapelus agilis, , Coluber sp., Macrovipera lebetina, , Pristurus rupestris, Cyrtopodion sp., Trapelus agilis, and Heremites auratus.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b Asaccus tangestanensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-11-04.
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ 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.
- Asaccus
- Reptiles of Iran
- Endemic fauna of Iran
- Reptiles described in 2011