FIRST OBSERVATIONS ON Phrynocephalus maculatus longicaudatus Haas, 1957 (SQUAMATA: SAURIA: AGAMIDAE) IN IRAQ

Ali N. Al-Barazengy

Ali N. Al-Barazengy Iraqi Ministry of Environment / Center of Sustainable Management for Natural Ecosystem-biodiversity unit

Keywords: Reptilia, Squamata, Sauria, Agamidae, Phrynocephalus maculatus, observation, southern Iraq, taxonomy

Abstract

The present paper confirmed the presence of Phrynocephalus maculatus longicaudatus Haas, 1957 in Iraq and recorded the first observations of this taxon in Al-Muthanna province southwestern of Iraq. The existence of the species is yet uncertain in Iraq. The habitat and morphological characteristics of this species were reviewed.

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Ali N. Al-Barazengy, Iraqi Ministry of Environment / Center of Sustainable Management for Natural Ecosystem-biodiversity unit

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