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 <small>(Blyth, 1854)</small> â southeastern Iran, southeastern Afghanistan, and Pakistan (Salt Range in northern Punjab (type locality), northwestern Frontier Province, western Sindh, western Balochistan)
- Laudakia melanura nasiri <small>Baig, 1999</small> â endemic to southern Pakistan (Toba Kakar Range, Balochistan)
- Laudakia melanura lirata <small>(Blanford, 1874)</small> â Pakistan, Iran
References
Further reading
- Ananjeva, N.B. & Tuniev 1994 Some aspects of historical biogeography of Asian rock agamids Russ. J. Herpetol. 1 (1): 43
- Blyth, E. 1854 Proceedings of the Society. Report of the Curator, Zoological Department. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 23 [1854]: 737-740