Asaccus kermanshahensis

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Gekkota
Infraordo: Gekkomorpha
Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Phyllodactylidae
Genus: Asaccus
Species: A. kermanshahensis
Name

Asaccus kermanshahensis Rastegar-Pouyani, 1996

Type locality: 45km north of Kermanshah city, Kermanshah Province, W Iran.
Synonyms

Phyllodactylus ingae Eiselt, 1973

References

Rastegar-Pouyani, 1996. A new species of Asaccus (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from the Zagros Mountains, Kermanshahan Province, Western Iran. Russ. J. Herpetol. 3 (1): 11–17.
Asaccus kermanshahensis at the New Reptile Database

Distribution

W Iran (Zagros Mountains, Kermanshahan Province)

Vernacular names
English: Kermanshah Leaf-toed Gecko

The Kermanshah leaf-toed gecko (Asaccus kermanshahensis) is a species of gecko endemic to Iran.[2][3] It is named for the type locality, north of Kermanshah, eastern Kermanshah Province, in the Zagros Mountains of western Iran.[2] It is found in caves and rock crevices at 1,400 m (4,600 ft).[2][3]
Description

It is a medium-sized Asaccus gecko with 4 pairs of postmental scales, a small ear opening, and a depressed, pointed head. Most of the dorsal surfaces have numerous large, smooth tubercles, distinguishing it from other similar Asaccus species.[2]
References

Theodore Papenfuss, Göran Nilson, Steven Anderson, Mozafar Sharifi.; Soheila Shafiei Bafti (2009). "Asaccus kermanshahensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T164763A5924360. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T164763A5924360.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
Asaccus kermanshahensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-11-03.
ŠMÍD, JIŘÍ; MORAVEC, JIŘÍ; KODYM, PETR; KRATOCHVÍL, LUKÁŠ; YOUSEFKHANI, SEYYED SAEED HOSSEINIAN; FRYNTA, DANIEL (20 August 2014). "Annotated checklist and distribution of the lizards of Iran". Zootaxa. 3855 (1): 1–97. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3855.1.1. PMID 25284505. S2CID 6586358.