A new record of Acanthodactylus cantoris from Sistan and Baluchistan in southeastern Iran is presented in this paper,and this lizard is found occurring in the coastal area of the Persian Gulf from Govater to Chabahar....A new record of Acanthodactylus cantoris from Sistan and Baluchistan in southeastern Iran is presented in this paper,and this lizard is found occurring in the coastal area of the Persian Gulf from Govater to Chabahar. This species is mainly sympatric with A. blanfordi,and their habits and habitats support their close relationship within the cantoris group. In total,29 specimens of A. cantoris(n = 12) and A. blanfordi(n = 17) were compared morphologically using statistical methods. The occurrence of A. cantoris in Iran has been questioned for a long time by different herpetologists,and the distribution,ecology and taxonomy of this newly recorded species were investigated and provided in this paper. An updated identification key for the species of Acanthodactylus in Iran is given.展开更多
In this paper for the first time we reported Doria＇s comb fingered gecko, Stenodactylus doriae （Blanford, 1874）, during night searching, from the Parak area in Sistan ＆ Baluchistan province, southeastern Iran. Dis...In this paper for the first time we reported Doria＇s comb fingered gecko, Stenodactylus doriae （Blanford, 1874）, during night searching, from the Parak area in Sistan ＆ Baluchistan province, southeastern Iran. Distance of collected specimens in this study is 800 km far away from the previous reports of this species in Iran in the coastal plain of Fars and Kerman provinces as well as the lower Mesopotamian plain in Khuzestan. Our specimens were collected during night on loose sand among scattered low desert shrubs. New updated distribution map for the species is presented which extends the distribution of this lizard into eastern and southeastern Iran. Morphometrics and morphological characters of the collected specimens along with notes on ecological aspects of the study area are provided.展开更多
文摘A new record of Acanthodactylus cantoris from Sistan and Baluchistan in southeastern Iran is presented in this paper,and this lizard is found occurring in the coastal area of the Persian Gulf from Govater to Chabahar. This species is mainly sympatric with A. blanfordi,and their habits and habitats support their close relationship within the cantoris group. In total,29 specimens of A. cantoris(n = 12) and A. blanfordi(n = 17) were compared morphologically using statistical methods. The occurrence of A. cantoris in Iran has been questioned for a long time by different herpetologists,and the distribution,ecology and taxonomy of this newly recorded species were investigated and provided in this paper. An updated identification key for the species of Acanthodactylus in Iran is given.
文摘In this paper for the first time we reported Doria＇s comb fingered gecko, Stenodactylus doriae （Blanford, 1874）, during night searching, from the Parak area in Sistan ＆ Baluchistan province, southeastern Iran. Distance of collected specimens in this study is 800 km far away from the previous reports of this species in Iran in the coastal plain of Fars and Kerman provinces as well as the lower Mesopotamian plain in Khuzestan. Our specimens were collected during night on loose sand among scattered low desert shrubs. New updated distribution map for the species is presented which extends the distribution of this lizard into eastern and southeastern Iran. Morphometrics and morphological characters of the collected specimens along with notes on ecological aspects of the study area are provided.
