Teratoscincus sistanense

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

Teratoscincus sistanense
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Teratoscincus
Species:
T. sistanense
Binomial name
Teratoscincus sistanense
Akbarpour, Shafiei, Sehhatisabet & Damadi, 2017

Geographic range

T. sistanense is found in Sistan and Baluchestan Province in southeastern Iran.[1]

Habitat

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

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

T. sistanense is nocturnal.[1]

References

Further reading

  • 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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