Title of article
Additional specimens of Eirenis coronelloides (Jan, 1862) (Ophidia: Colubridae) in western Iran
Author/Authors
Fathinia, B. Department of Biology - Faculty of Science - Yasouj University - Yasouj, Iran , Feili, N. Department of Biology - Faculty of Science - Lorestan University - Khoram-Aabad, Iran , Rastegar-Pouyani, N. Department of Biology - Faculty of Science - Razi University - 67149 Kermanshah, Iran , Gharzi, A. Department of Biology - Faculty of Science - Razi University - 67149 Kermanshah, Iran
Pages
6
From page
117
To page
122
Abstract
The genus Eirenis encompasses 20 small-sized colubrid species, showing its highest
diversity with 13 species in Iran. Eirenis coronelloides (Jan, 1862) is one of these 13 species
which found in western Iran. Two additional specimens of this species were collected in
western Ilam Province, Western Iran. This taxon has a crescent-like distribution in the
Middle-East with eastern ramous extended in the western and southwestern regions of
Iran. Morphological analyses of the additional specimens are presented. The number of
ventrals in some specimens increases geographically from west to the east. This taxon is
distributed in two different geographic regions, namely the Zagros Mountains and the
western foothills of the Zagros Mountains, with different climatic conditions. This
species is sympatric with at least three congeners in western Iran, namely E. collaris, E.
persicus and E. punctatolineatus.
Keywords
Zagros Mountains , sympatry , Ilam Iran , Eirenis coronelloides
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2018
Record number
2449319
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