Badakhshana rock agama
Species of lizard
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The Badakhshana rock agama (Paralaudakia badakhshana) is an agamid lizard found in NE Afghanistan, N Pakistan, Kashmir, China (Xinjiang), SE Turkmenistan, eastward through Tajikistan to W Kyrgyzstan.[1]
| Badakhshana rock agama | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Paralaudakia |
| Species: | P. badakhshana |
| Binomial name | |
| Paralaudakia badakhshana (Anderson & Leviton, 1969) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Agama badakhshana | |
Its type locality is Mazar-i-Sharif, northern Afghanistan, 36° 34' N, 67° 05' E, 457 m elevation.[citation needed]