Biology:Teratoscincus mesriensis

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Short description: Species of lizard

Teratoscincus mesriensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Teratoscincus
Species:
T. mesriensis
Binomial name
Teratoscincus mesriensis
Nazarov, Radjabizadeh, Poyarkov, Ananjeva, Melnikov & Rastegar-Pouyani, 2017

Teratoscincus mesriensis is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Iran.

Etymology

The specific name, mesriensis, is a Latinized toponymic adjective, meaning "from Mesr", the village near which the species was discovered.[1]

Geographic range

T. mesriensis is found in Isfahan Province, Iran.[1]

Description

T. mesriensis is a medium-sized gecko. Maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) is 9.36 cm (3.69 in).[1]

References

Further reading

  • Nazarov, Roman A.; Radjabizadeh, Mehdi; Poyarkov, Nikolay A., Jr.; Ananjeva, Natalia B.; Melnikov, Daniel A.; Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar (2017). "A New of Frog-Eyed Gecko, Genus Teratoscincus Strauch, 1863 (Squamata: Sauria: Sphaerodactylidae), from Central Iran". Russian Journal of Herpetology 24 (4): 291–310. (Teratoscincus mesriensis, new species).


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