New species with "hieroglyphic" pattern discovered among sand dunes

A brand new lizard species with a hieroglyphic pattern on its back has been discovered among the sand dunes in eastern Iran. The discovery, which was detailed in a study in the journal Zootaxa on November 10, was made back in 2010 in the South Khorasan province of the desert, while researchers…

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