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 | |
Eublepharis turcmenicus Darevsky, 1977 |
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).