Laudakia melanura: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Agamidae
Genus
Laudakia
Species
Laudakia melanura
Scientific Name
Laudakia melanura

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Laudakia melanura

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.

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
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Laudakia melanura in languages:

Danish
Sorthalet Klippeagam
English
Black agama
German
Schwarze Felsenagame
German
Schwarzagame
German
Pakistanagame
Japanese
クロアガマ
Russian
Чёрный стеллион

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Laudakia melanura
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Laudakia melanura
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Laudakia melanura
©Mohammad Amin Ghaffari, some rights reserved (CC-BY)
Laudakia melanura
©Mohammad Amin Ghaffari, some rights reserved (CC-BY)
Laudakia melanura
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