Acanthodactylus khamirensis HEIDARI, RASTEGAR-POUYANI, RASTEGAR-POUYANI & RAJABIZADEH, 2013
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Acanthodactylus khamirensis
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| Higher Taxa | Lacertidae, Eremiadinae, Sauria, Lacertoidea, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Acanthodactylus khamirensis HEIDARI, RASTEGAR-POUYANI, RASTEGAR-POUYANI & RAJABIZADEH 2013 |
| Distribution | S Iran (Hormozgan) Type locality: 7 km east of Khamir port, during field work on 10 May 2010, from coastal line of the Persian Gulf, 1km to sea shore, at 26° 30′ 47′′N, 055° 58′ 44.2′′E and about 40m elevation (asl), Hormozgan province, southern Iran. |
| Reproduction | oviparous (phylogenetic imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
| Types | Holotype: RUZM 146, male |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: The new species differs from all other Acanthodactylus species in having a combination of the following characters: a relatively medium sized lacertid (Fig. 2), with SVL: 48.4mm, TL: 91.89mm. Dorsal scales nearly smooth and imbricate; three supraoculars, the first one smaller than two entire middle ones (Fig. A–B). Subocular bordering the mouth not separated from the lip border (Fig. –C). Dorsal scales the same size as laterals; ventral scales relatively imbricate, in 11 longitudinal rows and 4 ventral series in a longitudinal row along the belly between collar and preanal scale; dorsal scales 64 across middle of back; four supralabials anterior to subocular and three posterior to subocular; six infralabials; three series of scales around fingers, but two visible laterally; 22 rows of lamella under the 4th toe; 15 rows of lamella under the 4th finger; 24 femoral pores on each side, extended laterally to reach the knees; the two rows are separated by a space as large as diameter of each pore. |
| Comment | Distribution: See map in SMID et al. 2014 for distribution in Iran. |
| Etymology | Named after the place and locality where the species has been collected (Khamir Port, Hormozgan Province, Southern Iran) and the Latin ‘-ensis,’ meaning ‘from’ or ‘belonging to’. |
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