Saara (lizard)

Saara
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

References

  1. 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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