Asaccus nasrullahi

Asaccus nasrullahi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Phyllodactylidae
Genus: Asaccus
Species:
A. nasrullahi
Binomial name
Asaccus nasrullahi
Y. Werner, 2006

Asaccus nasrullahi, Nasrullah's leaf-toed gecko, is a species of gecko in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Iran.[2][3] The specific name nasrullahi was chosen in honor of Iranian herpetologist Nasrullah Rastegar-Pouyani, "in recognition of his contribution to the knowledge of the herpetology of Iran, including the genus Asaccus".[4][5]

Taxonomy

A. nasrullahi was previously misidentified as Ptyodactylus hasselquistii, until it was named as a new species in 2006.[2] The name nasrullah also means "victory of God" which according to the author "seems appropriate for the survival, discovery and rediscovery of this gecko species".[4]

Geographic range and habitat

A. nasrullahi is found in the Zagros Mountains in rocky valleys dominated by oaks such as Quercus brantii.[3]

References

  1. ^ Theodore Papenfuss, Mozafar Sharifi (2009). "Asaccus nasrullahi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T164742A5922300. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T164742A5922300.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Asaccus nasrullahi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-11-03.
  3. ^ a b ŠMÍD, JIŘÍ; MORAVEC, JIŘÍ; KODYM, PETR; KRATOCHVÍL, LUKÁŠ; YOUSEFKHANI, SEYYED SAEED HOSSEINIAN; FRYNTA, DANIEL (20 August 2014). "Annotated checklist and distribution of the lizards of Iran". Zootaxa. 3855 (1): 1–97. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3855.1.1. PMID 25284505.
  4. ^ a b Werner YL (2006). "Retraction of Ptyodactylus Goldfuss from the fauna of Iran and its replacement by a new species of Asaccus Dixon & Anderson (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae)". Hamadryad 30: 135-140.
  5. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Asaccus nasrullahi, p. 187).


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