Additional records and Further Data on Indian garden lizard Calotes versicolor (Daudin, 1802) (Sauria: Agamidae) from Iran

Document Type : Research articles

Authors

• Ehsan Damadi ¹
• Nasrullah Rastegar-Pouyani ²
• Rasoul Karamiani ²
• Morteza Akbarpour ²

¹ Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

² Razi University of Kermanshah, Iran.

10.22067/ijab.v14i1.63469

Abstract

In this study a total of four Calotes versicolor specimens (three males, one female), collected  in  different  localities  from  April  2013  to  March  2014  in  Southeast  of  Iran  were examined. The study was based on morphological features including color pattern, morphometric measurements, habits, biological observations especially habitat and distribution. Habits features, habitat and new distribution localities were documented. This is the first record of Calotes versicolor from the Kalesari village is 44 km away from the last record in Nahang River.

Keywords

• Agamidae
• Calotes versicolor
• distribution
• Habits
• Habitats
• Iran

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