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Teratoscincus bedriagai

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Teratoscincus bedriagai, also known commonly as Bedriaga's wonder gecko or Bedriaga's plate-tailed gecko, is a small species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is native to Central and Western Asia.

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Gekkota
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Teratoscincus bedriagai
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Gekkota
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Teratoscincus
Species:
T. bedriagai
Binomial name
Teratoscincus bedriagai
Nikolsky, 1900
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Etymology

The specific name, bedriagai, is in honor of Russian herpetologist Jacques von Bedriaga.[2]

Geographic range

T. bedriagai is native to the northern and eastern desert basins of the central Plateau of Iran, Sistan, and the desert regions of southern Afghanistan as far east as Kandahar.[3] Ecological variables tested for T. bedriagai found that isothermality was more important with 32% contribution.[4]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of T. bedriagai are desert and shrubland, at altitudes of 100–1,400 m (330–4,590 ft).[1]

Reproduction

T. bedriagai is oviparous.[5]

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