Microgecko persicus, known as the Persia sand gecko or Persian dwarf gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Iran, Iraq and Pakistan.[4][5][3] As of January 2019[update] its conservation status has not been assessed on the IUCN Red List.[6]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Microgecko |
| Species: | M. persicus
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| Microgecko persicus | |
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Taxonomy
editThe Persia sand gecko was first formally described in 1903 by Alexander Nikolsky as Alsophylax persicus. It has since been placed in several genera, including Cyrtodactylus, Bunopus, and Tropiocolotes.[3]
There are three accepted subspecies:
- Microgecko persicus bakhtiari Minton, Anderson, & Anderson, 1970
- Microgecko persicus euphorbiacola Minton, Anderson, & Anderson, 1970
- Microgecko persicus persicus (Nikolsky, 1903)
The common names refers to its distribution in Persia (now Iran).[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Microgecko persicus (Nikolsky, 1903)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
- ^ Rajabizadeh, Mehdi; Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah; Faizi, Hiva; Bostanchi, Hamid (2010). "New insights in the taxonomy of the Persian Sand Gecko, Tropiocolotes persicus (Nikolsky, 1903)". Zoology in the Middle East. 49: 55–62. doi:10.1080/09397140.2010.10638390.
- ^ a b c d "Microgecko persicus". Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Microgecko persicus". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Taxonomy Browser". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ IUCN Red List.