New records of lacertid genera, Iranolacerta and Apathya (Sauria: Lacertidae) in Iran

Document Type : Research articles

Authors

• Mahdi Rajabizadeh ¹
• Nasrullah Rastegar-Pouyani ²
• Azar Khosravani ²
• H Barani-Beiranvand ³
• H Faizi ⁴
• H Oraei ²

¹ Department of Biodiversity, International Center for Science, High Technology & Environmental Sciences, Kerman, Iran

² Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Razi University of Kermanshah, Kermanshah, Iran

³ Department of Experimental Sciences, Islamic Azad University of Khorramabad, Khoramabad, Iran

⁴ Section of Environment, Department of Integrated Studies of Water and Soil Resource and Environment, Mahab Ghods Consulting Engineering Company, Tehran, Iran

10.22067/ijab.v6i2.25209

Abstract

This report presents a new record of Iranolacerta brandtii brandtii from 30 km south of Tekab City, West Azarbaijan Province and 130 km south of the previously known distribution range of the subspecies; a new record of Iranolacerta zagrosica in Kaljonun mountain peak, Lorestan Province, about 70 km northwest of the type locality; a new record of Apathya cappadocica urmiana in the Manesht protected area in Ilam Province, which is the southernmost known locality of the subspecies; and a new record of Apathya yassujica in Pire Ghar, south of Farsan city in Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari Province, about 200 km northwest of the type locality.

Keywords

• Lacertidae
• Apathya
• Iranolacerta
• Zagros Mountains
• Iran

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