Saara (lizard)
Saara | |
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Saara hardwickii | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Agamidae |
Subfamily: | Uromasticinae |
Genus: | Saara Gray, 1845 |
Species | |
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Saara is a genus of agamid lizard in the subfamily Uromasticinae. Until 2009, the members of this genus were generally included in Uromastyx.[1] Saara species are native to dry habitats in southwest Asia, ranging from Iran to northwestern India.[1]
Species
- Saara asmussi (Strauch, 1863) – Persian Spiny-tailed Lizard
- Saara hardwickii (Gray, 1827) – Indian Spiny-tailed Lizard
- Saara loricata (Blanford, 1874) – Iraqi Spiny-tailed Lizard
References
- 1 2 Wilms, T.M.; Böhme, W.; Wagner, P.; Lutzmann, N.; Schmitz, A. 2009: On the phylogeny and taxonomy of the genus Uromastyx Merrem, 1820 (Reptilia: Squamata: Agamidae: Uromastycinae) - resurrection of the genus Saara Gray, 1845. Bonner zoologische Beiträge, 56(1/2): 55–99. PDF
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