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A new species of Acanthodactylus Fitzinger, 1834 (Sauria: Lacertidae) from the Zagros Mountains, Iran
- Source :
- Zootaxa. 5047:17-32
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Magnolia Press, 2021.
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Abstract
- Acanthodactylus boskianus is a widespread species in Northern Africa and Western Asia. In this study, we used morphological and genetic approaches to study populations of A. boskianus from the Zagros Mountains in western Iran, the easternmost limit of the species’ distribution. Our morphological and genetic data indicate that populations of A. boskianus in Iran are distinct from other populations of A. boskianus. Therefore, we describe the Iranian populations as Acanthodactylus zagrosicus sp. nov. The new species is the third endemic species of Acanthodactylus in Iran and the ninth Acanthodactylus species distributed in Iran overall. According to our surveys, this species is distributed widely in the Zagros Mountains including Kermanshah, Lorestan, Ilam, and Khuzestan Provinces.
- Subjects :
- Reptilia
biology
Genetic data
Zoology
Lizards
Western asia
Biodiversity
Iran
biology.organism_classification
Acanthodactylus
Squamata
Animalia
Animals
population characteristics
Lacertidae
Animal Science and Zoology
Sauria
Chordata
Endemism
Acanthodactylus boskianus
geographic locations
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Taxonomy
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 11755334 and 11755326
- Volume :
- 5047
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Zootaxa
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....9af30111d824d9e3541a236e89f20830