Mediodactylus spinicauda

Mediodactylus spinicauda
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Mediodactylus
Species:	M. spinicauda
Binomial name
	Mediodactylus spinicauda; (Strauch, 1887)
Synonyms
	Alsophylax spinicauda; Gymnodactylus spinicauda; Tenuidactylus spinicauda; Cyrtopodion spinicauda; Mediodactylus spinicaudus; Cyrtopodion spinicaudus; Cyrtopodion spinicaudum

Mediodactylus spinicauda, also known as the Kopet Dagh bent-toed gecko or spiny-tailed thin-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is endemic to northeastern Iran and southern Turkmenistan.^[2] It can be found in rocky areas. shrubland, and grassland hiding in rock crevices and under stones. It is nocturnal.^[3]

References

↑ Natalia Ananjeva, Nikolai Orlov, Theodore Papenfuss.; Soheila Shafiei Bafti (2009). "Mediodactylus spinicauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009 e.T164601A5911290. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T164601A5911290.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
↑ Mediodactylus spinicauda at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
↑ Natalia Ananjeva, Nikolai Orlov, Theodore Papenfuss & Soheila Shafiei Bafti (2008-12-14). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Mediodactylus spinicauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived from the original on 2025-04-30.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] Natalia Ananjeva, Nikolai Orlov, Theodore Papenfuss.; Soheila Shafiei Bafti (2009). "Mediodactylus spinicauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009 e.T164601A5911290. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T164601A5911290.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[RDB-2] Mediodactylus spinicauda at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

[3] Natalia Ananjeva, Nikolai Orlov, Theodore Papenfuss & Soheila Shafiei Bafti (2008-12-14). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Mediodactylus spinicauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived from the original on 2025-04-30.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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