Global InformationLaudakia melanura information
| Black agama | |
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Conservation status
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 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Laudakia |
| Species: | L. melanura
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| Binomial name | |
| Laudakia melanura Blyth, 1854
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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 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
- ^ a b Anderson, S.; Papenfuss, T.; Sharifi, M. (2021). "Laudakia melanura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T164676A1066581. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T164676A1066581.en. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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