Teratoscincus sistanense
| Teratoscincus sistanense | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Teratoscincus |
| Species: | T. sistanense
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| Binomial name | |
| Teratoscincus sistanense | |
Teratoscincus sistanense is a small species of gecko, a lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Iran.
Geographic range
[edit]T. sistanense is found in Sistan and Baluchestan Province in southeastern Iran.[1]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred habitat of T. sistanensis is a hot and dry climate, with flat sandy soil interspersed with patches of gravel or loamy-silty soil, and sparse vegetation mainly of the genus Tamarix.[1]
Description
[edit]T. sistanense has 145-165 scales around the body at midbody, the most of any species in its genus. The first upper labial does not form part of the margin of the nostril.[1]
Behavior
[edit]T. sistanense is nocturnal.[1]
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Akbarpour, Morteza; Shafiei, Soheila; Sehhatisabet, Mohammad Ebrahim; Damadi, Ehsan (2017). "A new species of frog-eyed gecko, genus Teratoscincus Strauch, 1863 (Squamata: Sphaerodactylidae), from southeastern Iran". Zoology in the Middle East 63 (4): 296–302. (Teratoscincus sistanense, new species).
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