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| Saara hardwickii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Subfamily: | Uromasticinae |
| Genus: | Saara Gray, 1845 |
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| Uromastix hardwickii
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Saara is a genusoflizards in the subfamily Uromasticinae of the family Agamidae. The genus is endemictoAsia.
Until 2009, the member species of the genus Saara were generally included in the genus Uromastyx.[1]
Saara species are native to dry habitats in southwestern Asia, ranging from Iran to northwestern India.[1]
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Saara asmussi (Strauch, 1863) | Iranian mastigure, Persian spiny-tailed lizard | Afghanistan, southern Iran, and Pakistan. |
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Saara hardwickii (Gray, 1827) | Hardwicke's spiny-tailed lizard, Indian spiny-tailed lizard | India and Pakistan. |
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Saara loricata (Blanford, 1874) | Iraqi mastigure, Iraqi spiny-tailed lizard | Iraq and Iran |
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Saara.
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