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Bedriaga's Wonder Gecko
Teratoscincus bedriagai
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.
From the article Teratoscincus bedriagai on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
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. Ecological variables tested for T. bedriagai found that isothermality was more important with 32% contribution.
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
In human culture
The specific name, bedriagai, is in honor of Russian herpetologist Jacques von Bedriaga.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 33577.