Phenotypical variation and range extension distribution of the Snake-eyed Skink, Ablepharus bivittatus (Sauria: Scincidae) in Iran

Document Type : Short Communications

Authors

• Rasoul Karamiani ¹
• Nasrullah Rastegar-Pouyani ¹
• Eskandar Rastegar Pouyani ²
• Amir Dehghani ³
• Seyed Mahdi Banan-Khojasteh ⁴
• M. Mahmoodi ¹

¹ Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Razi University, 6714967346 Kermanshah, Iran

² Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran

³ Department of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, University of Tehran, 14155-6455 Tehran, Iran

⁴ Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran

10.22067/ijab.v13i2.59994

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