Turkmenistan Eyelid Gecko
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| Turkmenistan Eyelid Gecko | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Lacertilia |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Subfamily: | Eublepharinae |
| Genus: | Eublepharis |
| Species: | E. turcmenicus |
| Binomial name | |
| 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).
References
- Reptile Database Profile
- Kaverkin, Y and N. L. Orlov. (1995) Experience of captive breeding of Eublepharis turcmenicus Darevsky Russian Journal of Herpetology.
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