Eublepharis angramainyu
Species of lizard
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Eublepharis angramainyu, also known as the Iranian fat-tailed gecko, Iranian eyelid gecko or Iraqi eyelid gecko, is a nocturnal ground-dwelling lizard native to Iraq, Iran, Turkey and Syria.[3] Its diet is insectivorous but may eat smaller vertebrates. Like most lizards it has the ability to shed its tail (autotomy).
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Eublepharidae |
| Genus: | Eublepharis |
| Species: | E. angramainyu |
| Binomial name | |
| Eublepharis angramainyu Anderson & Leviton, 1966 | |
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| Range in Iran.[2] | |
The Iraqi eyelid gecko has a continuous light vertebral stripe extending from the occiput to the base of the tail, bordered on each side by broken black stripes.[4][5][6]
Like most geckos in the Eublpharis genus they have a fatter tail with spots.
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