FIRST OBSERVATIONS ON PHRYNOCEPHALUS MACULATUS LONGICAUDATUS HAAS, 1957 (SQUAMATA: SAURIA: AGAMIDAE) IN IRAQ
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.