Eremias intermedia or Eremias nigrocellata? Is morphology sufficient?

Authors

  • Farahnaz Molavi Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Islamic Azad University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
  • Toba M. Kalat Biology Department, Faculty of Science, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran , Iran
  • Morteza Yazdanpanah Biology Department, Faculty of Science, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran , Iran
  • Bahram H. Kiabi Biology Department, Faculty of Science, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran , Iran
  • Haji Gh. Kami Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Golestan University, Gorgan, Iran

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22120/jwb.2017.28006

Keywords:

Iran Lizards fauna, Lacertidae, Taxonomy, Morphology

Abstract

Markazi Province with its extended deserts and Anderson reported Eremias intermedia Strauch 1876, from Iran-Afghanistan border and Eremias nigrocellata Nikolsky 1896 from north and east of Iran. He also represented some features for the recognition of these similar species. This study that lasted about one year was aimed at identifying herpetofauna of Kharturan protected area. 15 specimens of Eremias have obtained their measurements in agreement with the characters of neither Eremias intermedia nor Eremias nigrocellata that was described by Anderson from Iran.

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2017-10-30

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Molavi, F. ., Kalat, T. M. ., Yazdanpanah, M. ., Kiabi, B. H. ., & Kami, H. G. . (2017). Eremias intermedia or Eremias nigrocellata? Is morphology sufficient? . Journal of Wildlife and Biodiversity, 1(2), 56–59. https://doi.org/10.22120/jwb.2017.28006

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Vol. 1 No. 2 (2017): Journal of Wildlife and Biodiversity

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Short communication

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