Laudakia melanura
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Laudakia melanura, also known as the black agama or black rock agama, is a species of agamid lizard. It is found in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and northern India.[1][2]
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Black agama | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Agamidae |
Genus: | Laudakia |
Species: | L. melanura |
Binomial name | |
Laudakia melanura Blyth, 1854 | |
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There are three subspecies:
- Laudakia melanura melanura (Blyth, 1854) – southeastern Iran, southeastern Afghanistan, and Pakistan (Salt Range in northern Punjab (type locality), northwestern Frontier Province, western Sindh, western Balochistan)
- Laudakia melanura nasiri Baig, 1999 – endemic to southern Pakistan (Toba Kakar Range, Balochistan)
- Laudakia melanura lirata (Blanford, 1874) – Pakistan, Iran