Title of article
New records of Indian Garden Lizard, Calotes versicolor (Daudin, 1802) from Iran (Sauria: Agamidae)
Author/Authors
Mobaraki، A نويسنده Department of Environment, Biodiversity and Wildlife Bureau, Tehran, Iran Mobaraki, A , Kami، H.G. نويسنده Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Golestan University, Gorgan, Iran. Kami, H.G. , Abtin، E نويسنده Islamic Azad University, Zahedan and, Sistan and Baluchestan Provincial Office for Department of Environment, Zahedan, Iran Abtin, E , Dehgannejhad، M. نويسنده Sistan and Baluchestan Provincial Office for Department of Environment, Saravan, Iran Dehgannejhad, M.
Issue Information
دوفصلنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2013
Pages
6
From page
147
To page
152
Abstract
The Indian Garden lizard has been recorded as herpetofauna of Iran but the only existing records belong to far years before in which Balnford (1870) and Zarudny (1903) recorded 2-3 specimens in Sistan and Baluchestan province of Iran. Afterward, there were no records on the species in the country. Based on the existing records the mentioned localities were investigated for years and using the information gained from local people finally we could find two specimens in Geravani village in Saravn city area, one adult and the other a juvenile. The captured adult had snout- vent length of 121.7 mm and tail length of 293.2 mm. The main color of the adult one was light brown to gray with patches of dark brown and white. Red throat and orange shoulders and orbit area were the main colorful parts. Other parts are under investigation to find more specimens.
Journal title
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics
Serial Year
2013
Journal title
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics
Record number
1367123
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