Laudakia melanura, also known as the black agama or black rock agama, is a species of agamid lizard. It is found in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and northern India.[1][2]
There are three subspecies:
Laudakia melanura, also known as the black agama or black rock agama, is a species of agamid lizard. It is found in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and northern India.
There are three subspecies:
Laudakia melanura melanura (Blyth, 1854) – southeastern Iran, southeastern Afghanistan, and Pakistan (Salt Range in northern Punjab (type locality), northwestern Frontier Province, western Sindh, western Balochistan) Laudakia melanura nasiri Baig, 1999 – endemic to southern Pakistan (Toba Kakar Range, Balochistan) Laudakia melanura lirata (Blanford, 1874) – Pakistan, Iran
