Turkmenistan Eyelid Gecko
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| Eublepharis turcmenicus Darevsky, 1977 |
The Turkmenistan eyelid gecko is a ground dwelling lizard native to Turkmenistan and northern Iran. Mainly insectivorous, it may also eat smaller vertebrates. Like many other lizards has the ability to shed its tail (autotomy).
[edit] References
- Reptile Database Profile
- Kaverkin, Y and N. L. Orlov. (1995) Experience of captive breeding of Eublepharis turcmenicus Darevsky Russian Journal of Herpetology.
