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

Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics

دوره 5، شماره 1، مرداد 2009، صفحه 17-24   

نوع مقاله: Research articles

شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.22067/ijab.2009.44232

نویسندگان

FARAHAM AHMADZADEH¹؛ HAJI GOLI KAMI²؛ VIDA HOJJATI³؛ ELHAM REZAZADEH⁴

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

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

³Damghan Islamic Azad University, Damghan, Iran

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

چکیده

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.

کلیدواژه‌ها

Lacertidae؛ Eremias strauchi strauchi؛ morphological features؛ northwest of Iran