Teratoscincus mesriensis is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Iran.
| Teratoscincus mesriensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Teratoscincus |
| Species: | T. mesriensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Teratoscincus mesriensis Nazarov, Radjabizadeh, Poyarkov, Ananjeva, Melnikov & Rastegar-Pouyani, 2017 | |
Etymology
The specific name, mesriensis, is a Latinized toponymic adjective, meaning "from Mesr", the village near which the species was discovered.[1]
Geographic range
T. mesriensis is found in Isfahan Province, Iran.[1]
Description
T. mesriensis is a medium-sized gecko. Maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) is 9.36 cm (3.69 in).[1]
References
Further reading
- Nazarov, Roman A.; Radjabizadeh, Mehdi; Poyarkov, Nikolay A., Jr.; Ananjeva, Natalia B.; Melnikov, Daniel A.; Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar (2017). "A New of Frog-Eyed Gecko, Genus Teratoscincus Strauch, 1863 (Squamata: Sauria: Sphaerodactylidae), from Central Iran". Russian Journal of Herpetology 24 (4): 291–310. (Teratoscincus mesriensis, new species).