Saara (lizard)

Saara is a genus of lizards in the subfamily Uromasticinae of the family Agamidae. The genus is endemic to Asia.

Saara
Saara hardwickii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Agamidae
Subfamily:	Uromasticinae
Genus:	Saara Gray, 1845
Type species
Uromastix hardwickii
Species
Three, see text

Taxonomy

Until 2009, the member species of the genus Saara were generally included in the genus Uromastyx.^[1]

Geographic range and habitat

Saara species are native to dry habitats in southwestern Asia, ranging from Iran to northwestern India.^[1]

Species

Image	Scientific name	Common name	Distribution
	Saara asmussi (Strauch, 1863)	Iranian mastigure, Persian spiny-tailed lizard	Afghanistan, southern Iran, and Pakistan.
	Saara hardwickii (Gray, 1827)	Hardwicke's spiny-tailed lizard, Indian spiny-tailed lizard	India and Pakistan.
	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.