Laudakia melanura

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Black agama
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Iguania Family: Agamidae Genus: Laudakia Species: L. melanura
Binomial name
Laudakia melanura (Blyth, 1854)

The Black Agama Laudakia melanura is an agamid lizard found in Iran, Pakistan, India (NW Punjab) nasiri: Toba Kakar Range, Balochistan and Pakistan at elevations of 2300 to 2400 m above sea level. Race lirata: Pakistan; Terra typica: Gedrosia, Baluchistan (= Saman, Dasht Province, Baluchistan, fide SMITH 1935). Type locality: Kashmir (Salt Range, Punjab according to M A Smith)

[edit] References

• Ananjeva, N.B. & Tuniev 1994 Some aspects of historical biogeography of Asian rock agamids Russ. J. Herpetol. 1 (1): 43
• Blyth,E. 1854 Proceedings of the Society. Report of the Curator, Zoological Department. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 23 [1854]: 737-740