Asaccus tangestanensis

Asaccus tangestanensis is a species of leaf-toed gecko endemic to Iran.[1][2] This gecko is found in the southern Zagros Mountains in Bushehr Province.[1] It is found in cliffs and caves.[3] The holotype was collected in 2008 and the species is named for Tangestan, the type locality.[2]

Asaccus tangestanensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Phyllodactylidae
Genus: Asaccus
Species:
A. tangestanensis
Binomial name
Asaccus tangestanensis
Torki, Ahmadzadeh, Ilgaz, Avci, & Kumlutaş, 2011

It is a medium-sized gecko, though large for an Asaccus species at 49–57 mm (1.9–2.2 in) in length. It has a thin body with elongated limbs and a tail longer than the body. It is distinguished from other species of Asaccus by a combination of the following characteristics:

  • Scansor not extending beyond claws,
  • Tubercles present on the arms,
  • Large, trihedral, keeled tubercles on most of the dorsal part of the body, and
  • Thin, long limbs.[2]

It was found co-occurring with several other species of reptiles including Hemidactylus persicus, Laudakia nupta, Trapelus agilis, Tropiocolotes persicus, Coluber sp., Macrovipera lebetina, Echis carinatu, Pristurus rupestris, Cyrtopodion sp., Trapelus agilis, and Heremites auratus.[2]

References
  1. Asaccus tangestanensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-11-04.
  2. Torki, Farhang; Ahmadzadeh, Faraham; Ilgaz, Çetin; Avcı, Aziz; Kumlutaş, Yusuf (1 April 2011). "Description of four new Asaccus Dixon and Anderson, 1973 (Reptilia: Phyllodactylidae) from Iran and Turkey". Amphibia-Reptilia. 32 (2): 185–202. doi:10.1163/017353711X556998. ISSN 1568-5381.
  3. ŠMÍD, JIŘÍ; MORAVEC, JIŘÍ; KODYM, PETR; KRATOCHVÍL, LUKÁŠ; YOUSEFKHANI, SEYYED SAEED HOSSEINIAN; FRYNTA, DANIEL (20 August 2014). "Annotated checklist and distribution of the lizards of Iran". Zootaxa. 3855 (1): 1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3855.1.1. PMID 25284505.
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