Iranian fat tailed gecko

Iranian fat tailed gecko
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Lacertilia
Family: Gekkonidae
Subfamily: Eublepharinae
Genus: Eublepharis
Species: E. angramainyu
Binomial name
Eublepharis angramainyu
Anderson & Leviton, 1966
Range of Iranian fat tailed gecko in Iran. [1]

The Iranian fat tailed gecko (Eublepharis angramainyu) is a ground dwelling lizard native to Iraq, Iran, Turkey and Syria. Its diet is insectivorous but may eat smaller vertebrates. Like most lizards it has the ability to shed its tail (autotomy).

The Eublepharinae subfamily is unique in that it is the only gecko family with eyelids.

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