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Eublepharis angramainyu, also known as the Iranian fat-tailed gecko or Iraqi eyelid gecko, is a nocturnal ground dwelling lizard native to Iraq, Iran, Turkey and Syria.[3] Its diet is insectivorous but may eat smaller vertebrates. Like most lizards it has the ability to shed its tail (autotomy).
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Eublepharidae |
| Genus: | Eublepharis |
| Species: | E. angramainyu
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| Eublepharis angramainyu Anderson & Leviton, 1966
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| Range in Iran.[2] | |
References
edit- ^ Varol Tok, Ishmail Ugurtas, Murat Sevinç, Wolfgang Böhme, Pierre-André Crochet, Roberto Sindaco, Uğur Kaya, Steven Anderson, Ferdi Akarsu (2009). "Eublepharis angramainyu". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T164608A5911945. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T164608A5911945.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ irandeserts.com
- ^ "Iranian Fat-tailed Gecko". Smithsonian's National Zoo. 2020-03-05. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
External links
edit- Eublepharis angramainyu at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- http://sci.ege.edu.tr/~bgocmen/eangramainyu.html
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