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Issue: Vol. 4457 No. 2: 8 Aug. 2018
Type: Article
Published: 2018-08-08
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4457.2.8
Page range: 325–331
Abstract views: 65
PDF downloaded: 4

Description of a new species of the genus Agamura Blanford, 1874 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from southern Iran

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran Research Department of Zoological Innovations (RDZI), Institute of Applied Zoology, Faculty of Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran Research Department of Zoological Innovations (RDZI), Institute of Applied Zoology, Faculty of Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, ShahidBahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
Kerman Provincial office of the Department of the Environment (DOE), Kerman, Iran
Agamura Reptilia Zagros Mountains Kerman gecko new species

Abstract

Herein, we describe a new species of spider gecko, Agamura kermanensis sp. nov., from south Kerman, Iran. The new species is distinguished from other species by having long forelimbs and hindlimbs and a high interorbital distance. Agamura kermanensis sp. nov. was discovered in the Faryab region of southern Kerman Province, which has a xeric climate and low vegetation density. The habitat of the species is similar to that of A. cruralis in southeast Iran. It can be assumed that the distribution of the species is more extensive than currently known. More investigation is required in Jazmourian and the surrounding areas. This is the third species of the genus Agamura discovered on the Iranian Plateau.

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