Endemism in the reptile fauna of Iran

Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics

مقاله 2، دوره 7، شماره 1، آذر 2011   

نوع مقاله: Research articles

شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.22067/ijab.v7i1.25218

نویسنده

Ali Gholamifard^*

Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Razi University, Kermanshah 67149, Iran

چکیده

Iran contains 36 named endemic reptile species in 17 genera and seven families. The
most endemic and speciose family is the Gekkonidae, followed by the Lacertidae. These
two families collectively dominate with 22 species (or 60.1%) of the total endemic
herpetofauna. Twenty one endemics are known only from a single location or restricted
area within a single physiographic region. An analysis of endemicity is given in terms of
systematics and distribution.

کلیدواژه‌ها

Iran؛ herpetofauna؛ endemics؛ systematics؛ distribution؛ type locality