{{Short description|Species of lizard}} {{Speciesbox |image= Tropiocolotes persicus bakhtiari in Iran.png |image_caption= ''Microgecko persicus bakhtiari's'' distribution in Iran |status= |status_system= |status_ref= |genus=Microgecko |species=persicus |authority=(Nikolsky, 1903)<ref name=GBIF /><ref name=raj2010/> |synonyms_ref=<ref name=rdb/><ref name="GBIF"/> |synonyms={{Species list |Alsophylax persicus|Nikolsky, 1903 |Bunopus persicus| |Cyrtodactylus persicus| |Tropiocolotes persicus| |Tropiocolotes (Microgecko) persicus| }} }}
'''''Microgecko persicus''''', known as the '''Persia sand gecko''' or '''Persian dwarf gecko''', is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Iran, Iraq and Pakistan.<ref name=itis/><ref name=ncbi/><ref name=rdb/> {{As of|January 2019}} its conservation status has not been assessed on the IUCN Red List.<ref name=iucnsearch/>
==Taxonomy== The Persia sand gecko was first formally described in 1903 by Alexander Nikolsky as ''Alsophylax persicus''. It has since been placed in several genera, including ''Cyrtodactylus'', ''Bunopus'', and ''Tropiocolotes''.<ref name=rdb/>
There are three accepted subspecies: *''Microgecko persicus bakhtiari'' <small>Minton, Anderson, & Anderson, 1970</small> *''Microgecko persicus euphorbiacola'' <small>Minton, Anderson, & Anderson, 1970</small> *''Microgecko persicus persicus'' <small>(Nikolsky, 1903)</small>
The common names refers to its distribution in Persia (now Iran).<ref name=rdb/>
==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name="GBIF">{{Cite web|url=https://www.gbif.org/species/2445707|title=''Microgecko persicus'' (Nikolsky, 1903)|website=www.gbif.org|language=en|access-date=2019-01-08}}</ref> <ref name=itis>{{cite web |title=ITIS Standard Report Page: Microgecko persicus |url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=818920#null |website=www.itis.gov |accessdate=13 January 2019}}</ref> <ref name=iucnsearch>[https://www.iucnredlist.org/search?query=Microgecko%20&searchType=species IUCN Red List].</ref> <ref name=ncbi>{{cite web |title=Taxonomy Browser |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=1303479&lvl=3&lin=f&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock |website=www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov |accessdate=13 January 2019}}</ref> <ref name=raj2010>{{Cite journal|title=New insights in the taxonomy of the Persian Sand Gecko, ''Tropiocolotes persicus'' (Nikolsky, 1903)|journal=Zoology in the Middle East|volume=49|pages=55–62|doi=10.1080/09397140.2010.10638390|year=2010|last1=Rajabizadeh|first1=Mehdi|last2=Rastegar-Pouyani|first2=Nasrullah|last3=Faizi|first3=Hiva|last4=Bostanchi|first4=Hamid}}</ref> <ref name=rdb>{{cite web |title=''Microgecko persicus'' |url=http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Microgecko&species=persicus |website=Reptarium.cz Reptile Database |publisher=www.reptile-database.org |accessdate=8 January 2019}}</ref> }}
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persicus Category:Reptiles of Iran Category:Reptiles of Pakistan Category:Taxa named by Alexander Nikolsky
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