Contribution to the knowledge of Eremias strauchi strauchi Kessler, 1878 (Sauria: Lacertidae) from northwestern Iran

Document Type : Research articles

Authors

FARAHAM AHMADZADEH ¹

HAJI GOLI KAMI ²

VIDA HOJJATI ³

ELHAM REZAZADEH ⁴

¹ Department of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Management, Environmental Sciences Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

² Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Golestan University, Gorgan, Iran

³ Damghan Islamic Azad University, Damghan, Iran

⁴ Department of Zooology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

10.22067/ijab.2009.44232

Abstract

In this study a total of 29 Eremias strauchi strauchi specimens (10 males, 16 females and three juveniles), collected from different localities in northwest of Iran were examined. The study was based on morphological features including color pattern, morphometric measurements, pholidotic characters, as well as ecological and biological observations especially habitat, reproductive biology and distribution. Habitat features and new distribution localities were documented. Egg characters of Eremias strauchi strauchi such as shape, size, number and color are reported for the first time. Also, some other new information on this species has been given.

Keywords

Lacertidae

Eremias strauchi strauchi

morphological features

northwest of Iran

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