''Apathya yassujica'', the Yassujian lizard, is a species of

lizard Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia alt ...

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

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Apathya Reptiles of Iran Endemic fauna of Iran Reptiles described in 2003 Taxa named by Göran Nilson Taxa named by Nasrullah Rastegar Pouyani Taxa named by Eskandar Rastegar Pouyani Taxa named by Claes Andrén {{Lacertidae-stub