Microgecko persicus, known as the Persia sand gecko or Persian dwarf gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Iran, Iraq and Pakistan.[4][5][3] As of January 2019[update] its conservation status has not been assessed on the IUCN Red List.[6]
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| Microgecko persicus bakhtiari's distribution in Iran | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Microgecko |
| Species: | M. persicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Microgecko persicus | |
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Taxonomy edit
The Persia sand gecko was first formally described in 1903 by Alexander Nikolsky as Alsophylax persicus. It has since been placed in several genera, including Cyrtodactylus, Bunopus, and Tropiocolotes.[3]
There are three accepted subspecies:
- Microgecko persicus bakhtiari Minton, Anderson, & Anderson, 1970
- Microgecko persicus euphorbiacola Minton, Anderson, & Anderson, 1970
- Microgecko persicus persicus (Nikolsky, 1903)
The common names refers to its distribution in Persia (now Iran).[3]
References edit
- ^ a b "Microgecko persicus (Nikolsky, 1903)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
- ^ Rajabizadeh, Mehdi; Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah; Faizi, Hiva; Bostanchi, Hamid (2010). "New insights in the taxonomy of the Persian Sand Gecko, Tropiocolotes persicus (Nikolsky, 1903)". Zoology in the Middle East. 49: 55–62. doi:10.1080/09397140.2010.10638390.
- ^ a b c d "Microgecko persicus". Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Microgecko persicus". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Taxonomy Browser". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ IUCN Red List.