Agamura | |
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Agamura persica female digging before laying eggs. Male present above. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Subfamily: | Gekkoninae |
Genus: | Agamura Blanford, 1874 |
Species | |
3 species (see text) |
Species
Three Agamura species are recognized:
- Agamura cruralis (Blanford, 1874)
- Agamura kermanensis Hosseinian-Yousefkhani, Aliabadian, Rastegar-Pouyani, Darvish, Shafiei, & Sehhatisabet, 2018
- Agamura persica (Duméril, 1856) – Persian spider gecko
Geckos of the genus Rhinogekko have sometimes been classified in genus Agamura but the genus is currently considered distinct from the latter. These genera share a number of characteristics: straight to slightly bent toes, weakly tuberculate skin, and long, thin limbs and tail.
References
- ^ Agamura at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 March 2022.
- ^ Bauer, Aaron M.; Masroor, Rafaqat; Titus-Mcquillan, James; Heinicke, Matthew P.; Daza, Juan D.; Jackman, Todd R. (2013). "A preliminary phylogeny of the Palearctic naked-toed geckos (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) with taxonomic implications". Zootaxa. 3599 (4): 301–324. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3599.4.1. PMID 24613954.
- Rhinogekko at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 March 2022.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Agamura |
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