| Turkmenistan eyelid gecko | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Eublepharidae |
| Genus: | Eublepharis |
| Species: | E. turcmenicus |
| Binomial name | |
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Eublepharis turcmenicus Darevsky, 1977 |
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The Turkmenistan eyelid gecko (Eublepharis turcmenicus) is a ground dwelling lizard native to Turkmenistan and northern Iran. Mainly insectivorous, it may also eat smaller vertebrates. Like many other lizards has the ability to shed its tail (autotomy).