Saara | |
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Saara hardwickii | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Agamidae |
Subfamily: | Uromasticinae |
Genus: | Saara Gray, 1845 |
Type species | |
Uromastix hardwickii | |
Species | |
Three, see text |
Saara is a genus of lizards in the subfamily Uromasticinae of the family Agamidae. The genus is endemic to Asia.
Taxonomy
[edit]Until 2009, the member species of the genus Saara were generally included in the genus Uromastyx.[1]
Geographic range and habitat
[edit]Saara species are native to dry habitats in southwestern Asia, ranging from Iran to northwestern India.[1]
Species
[edit]Image | Scientific Name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Saara asmussi (Strauch, 1863) | Iranian mastigure, Persian spiny-tailed lizard | Afghanistan, southern Iran, and Pakistan. |
Saara hardwickii (Gray, 1827) | Hardwicke's spiny-tailed lizard, Indian spiny-tailed lizard | India and Pakistan. | |
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Saara loricata (Blanford, 1874) | Iraqi mastigure, Iraqi spiny-tailed lizard | Iraq and Iran |
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Saara.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Wilms TM, Böhme W, Wagner P, Lutzmann N, Schmitz A (2009). "On the phylogeny and taxonomy of the genus Uromastyx Merrem, 1820 (Reptilia: Squamata: Agamidae: Uromastycinae) - resurrection of the genus Saara Gray, 1845". Bonner zoologische Beiträge 56 (1/2): 55–99. PDF Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
Further reading
[edit]- Gray JE (1845). Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, printer). xxviii + 289 pp. (Saara, new genus, p. 262).