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Mediodactylus spinicauda

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Mediodactylus spinicauda, also known as the Kopet Dagh bent-toed gecko or spiny-tailed thin-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is endemic to northeastern Iran and southern Turkmenistan.[2] It can be found in rocky areas. shrubland, and grassland hiding in rock crevices and under stones. It is nocturnal.[3]

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Gekkota
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Mediodactylus spinicauda
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Gekkota
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Mediodactylus
Species:
M. spinicauda
Binomial name
Mediodactylus spinicauda
(Strauch, 1887)
Synonyms

Alsophylax spinicauda
Gymnodactylus spinicauda
Tenuidactylus spinicauda
Cyrtopodion spinicauda
Mediodactylus spinicaudus
Cyrtopodion spinicaudus
Cyrtopodion spinicaudum

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