Asaccus tangestanensis

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Asaccus tangestanensis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Phyllodactylidae
Genus: Asaccus
Species:
A. tangestanensis
Binomial name
Asaccus tangestanensis
Torki, Ahmadzadeh, Ilgaz, Avci, & Kumlutaş, 2011

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[]

  1. ^ a b Asaccus tangestanensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-11-04.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
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