The Persepolis angular-toed gecko (''Cyrtopodion persepolense'') is a
species of
gecko
Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica. Belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, geckos are found in warm climates throughout the world. They range from .
Geckos ar ...
, a
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 ...
in the
family Gekkonidae. The species is
endemic to
Iran.
Geographic range
''C. persepolense'' is found in
Fars Province in southwestern Iran.
References
Further reading
*Nazarov, Roman A.; Ananjeva, Natalia B.; Rajabizadeh, Mehdi (2010). "Two New Species of Angular-Toed Geckoes (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from South Iran". ''Russian Journal of Herpetology'' 16 (4): 311–324. (''Cyrtopodion persepolense'', new species).
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Cyrtopodion
Reptiles described in 2010
Geckos of Iran
Endemic fauna of Iran