Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Saara
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Eastern Spiny-tailed Agamas
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Östliche Dornschwanzagamen, Östliche Dornschwänze
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Østlige Tornhaleagamer
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1845 |  |
Saara Gray (type species: Uromastix hardwickii Gray 1827; syn. Wermuth 1967) |
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1863 | |
Centrotrachelus Strauch (type species: Centrotrachelus asmussi Strauch 1863) |
Contents:
3 species, none of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously included in Uromastyx (e.g., Wermuth 1967).
Revalidated by Wilms, Böhme, Wagner, Lutzmann & Schmitz (2009), However, Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco (2013) only recognized Saara as a subgenus of Uromastyx.
Böhme (1982) and Moody (1983) separated the genera Uromastyx (incl. Saara) and Leiolepis from the family Agamidae and revalidated the family name Uromastycidae for that purpose.
Borsuk-Bialynicka & Moody (1984) reduced this group to subfamily status within the Agamidae.
It has also been referred to as Leiolepididae or Leiolepidinae (e.g., Frost & Etheridge 1989; Frost, Etheridge, Janies & Titus 2001).
Distribution:
Afghanistan,
India
(Delhi,
Gujarat,
Madhya Pradesh,
Punjab,
Rajasthan,
Uttar Pradesh),
Iran,
Iraq,
Pakistan.
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Saara asmussi
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Persian Spiny-tailed Agama, Iranian Spiny-tailed Agama, Horn Lizard, Seistan Spiny-tailed Ground Agama, Baluch Spiny-tailed Agama
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Persische Dornschwanzagame, Iranische Dornschwanzagame
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Persisk Tornhaleagam
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1863 | |
Centrotrachelus asmussi Strauch |
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Uromastix asmussii Boulenger 1885 |
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Saara asmussii Wilms, Böhme, Wagner, Lutzmann & Schmitz 2009 |
Remarks:
A single record from Pakistan (Khan & Mirza 1977).
Distribution:
Afghanistan,
Iran,
Pakistan.
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Saara hardwickii
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Indian Spiny-tailed Agama, Indus Valley Spiny-tailed Agama, (Hardwick's Spiny-tailed Agama)
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Indische Dornschwanzagame
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Indisk Tornhaleagam
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1827 | |
Uromastix hardwickii Gray |
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Centrocercus hardwickii Fitzinger 1843 |
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Saara hardwickii Gray 1845 |
Remarks:
A single specimen from Yemen (Boulenger 1885) was probably introduced from India (Arnold 1986).
Records from Andhra Pradesh, India (e.g., Tikader & Sharma 1992), are in error (Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008).
Distribution:
Afghanistan,
India
(Delhi,
Gujarat,
Madhya Pradesh,
Punjab,
Rajasthan,
Uttar Pradesh),
Pakistan.
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Saara hardwickii
© Rune Midtgaard
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Saara loricata
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Mesopotamian Spiny-tailed Agama
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Irakischer Dornschwanzagame
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Irakisk Tornhaleagam
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Centrotrachelus loricatus Blanford |
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Uromastix loricatus Boulenger 1885 |
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Uromastix asmussi loricatus Mertens 1956 |
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Saara loricata Wilms, Böhme, Wagner, Lutzmann & Schmitz 2009 |
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1885 | |
Uromastix costatus Müller (Wermuth 1967) |
Distribution:
Iran,
Iraq.
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