Paralaudakia lehmanni
Species of lizard
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Paralaudakia lehmanni, also known commonly as the Turkestan rock agama, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to Central Asia.
| Paralaudakia lehmanni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Paralaudakia |
| Species: | P. lehmanni |
| Binomial name | |
| Paralaudakia lehmanni (Nikolsky, 1896) | |
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Etymology
The specific name, lehmanni, is in honor of Alexander Lehmann, who was a Russian biologist of German descent.[3]
Geographic range
P. lehmanni is found in Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.[2]
