Laudakia melanura, also known as the black agama or black rock agama, is a species of agamid lizard. It is found in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and northern India.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Laudakia |
| Species: | L. melanura
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| Binomial name | |
| Laudakia melanura Blyth, 1854
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There are three subspecies:
- Laudakia melanura melanura (Blyth, 1854) – southeastern Iran, southeastern Afghanistan, and Pakistan (Salt Range in northern Punjab (type locality), northwestern Frontier Province, western Sindh, western Balochistan)
- Laudakia melanura nasiri Baig, 1999 – endemic to southern Pakistan (Toba Kakar Range, Balochistan)
- Laudakia melanura lirata (Blanford, 1874) – Pakistan, Iran
References
edit- ^ a b Anderson, S.; Papenfuss, T.; Sharifi, M. (2021). "Laudakia melanura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T164676A1066581. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T164676A1066581.en. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ Laudakia melanura at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 January 2021.
Further reading
edit- Ananjeva, N.B. & Tuniev 1994 Some aspects of historical biogeography of Asian rock agamids Russ. J. Herpetol. 1 (1): 43
- Blyth, E. 1854 Proceedings of the Society. Report of the Curator, Zoological Department. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 23 [1854]: 737-740
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